Asmara vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$212
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
75
😀 Quality of life
17
62
🏙️ Population
963K
2.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 58% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8513th and 4447th ($498 vs $1195) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 9076th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$4159

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$466
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850