Asmara vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3270
🏠 One person rent
$222
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
50
😀 Quality of life
18
73
🏙️ Population
963K
1.2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 61% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4396th ($531 vs $1378) 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 9169th and 2503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$780
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$522
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$7.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$459
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$10508

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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
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$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$948
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$741
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$888
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$1029
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$752
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$721
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$923
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$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
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$734
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$759
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$866
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$682
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$851
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$1031
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$956
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$992
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$857
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$683
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$899
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$631
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$571
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$1193
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$672
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$961
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$844
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$1124
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$1156
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$709
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$958
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$694
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$1150
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$877
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$819
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$1074
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$868
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