Al Ain vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$900
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
9
😀 Quality of life
82
15
🏙️ Population
767K
963K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 184% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4139th and 8615th ($1455 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 562nd and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$3926

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045