Al Ain vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1234
🏠 One person rent	$612	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$359
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	37	8
😀 Quality of life	79	17
🏙️ Population	767K	963K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 127% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4616th and 8513th ($1132 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 496th and 9076th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$56.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$78.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$2776

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

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