Asmara vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$2711
🏠 One person rent	$212	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	8	89
😀 Quality of life	17	75
🏙️ Population	963K	5.68M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8513th and 5960th ($498 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Thailand, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 9076th and 1087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bangkok

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	Asmara	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$2.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$267
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$855
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$60
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$5297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$9.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$2.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$12289

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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

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710