Asmara vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3200
🏠 One person rent
$212
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1228
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
50
😀 Quality of life
15
73
🏙️ Population
963K
1.2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 62% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 8615th and 4429th ($513 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Serbia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Serbia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Belgrade. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Belgrade ranked 1st in Serbia, while ranked 9202nd and 2274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Belgrade

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Asmara Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1331
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$8.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$11454

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$481
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$484
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$947
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$923
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$872
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$499
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$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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$1168
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$932
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$727
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$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
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$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
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$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
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$1119
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$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
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$824
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$1189
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$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
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$1019
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$718
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$1092
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$972
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$941
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$758
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$1139
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$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893