Abu Dhabi vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
8
😀 Quality of life
82
17
🏙️ Population
1.48M
963K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 289% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 1938th and 8513th ($1936 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Eritrea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 369th and 9076th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Asmara

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Abu Dhabi Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.73
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$78.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2776

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702