Alexandria vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$397
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	8
😀 Quality of life	48	27
🏙️ Population	4.87M	963K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 41% less expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 9207th and 8485th ($310 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Eritrea, respectively. Check Egypt vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Asmara. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 6328th and 8376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Asmara

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	Alexandria	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	12.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$81.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$2898

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671