Asmara vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$227
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$95.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
90
😀 Quality of life
14
82
🏙️ Population
963K
643K

The cost of living in Asmara is 63% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 8435th and 4155th ($533 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Greece, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 9205th and 611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$5.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$525
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11493

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$1291
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$1281
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$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
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$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
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$1067
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$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
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$1174
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$1225
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$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303