Asmara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$212
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
74
😀 Quality of life
15
63
🏙️ Population
963K
2.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8615th and 4177th ($513 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Lebanon, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 9202nd and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Beirut

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Asmara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$8983

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
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$2214
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$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347