Asmara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$228
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
75
😀 Quality of life
27
61
🏙️ Population
963K
2.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8485th and 4691st ($524 vs $1165) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 8376th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4334

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$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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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
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$1787
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$1758
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$1556
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$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838