Asmara vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1429
🏠 One person rent
$224
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
74
😀 Quality of life
27
68
🏙️ Population
963K
12.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 2% less expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 8486th and 8398th ($520 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.2 months in Bangalore. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 8455th and 3159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$3404

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$505
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$838
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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
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$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$354
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$295
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$304
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$300
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$315
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$367
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$355
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$339
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$342
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$292
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$314
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$360
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$306
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$306
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$344
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$325
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$272
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$430
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$316
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$302
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$412
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$359
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$366
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$514
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$280
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$294
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$349
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$310
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