Asmara vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3344
🏠 One person rent
$228
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1210
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1105
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
90
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
963K
643K

The cost of living in Asmara is 62% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 8485th and 4177th ($524 vs $1366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eritrea and Greece, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 8376th and 658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3450
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$93.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$11136

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$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

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$1257
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$1258
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$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
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$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
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$899
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$989
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$1257
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$1120
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$1223
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$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
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$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
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$1050
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$1186