Asmara vs Belgrade - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Belgrade
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3147
🏠 One person rent
$227
$717
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1229
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
50
😀 Quality of life
14
74
🏙️ Population
963K
1.2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 60% less expensive than in Belgrade. Cities ranked 8435th and 4408th ($533 vs $1335) 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 9205th and 2116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Belgrade
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$13.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$488
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1414
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$868
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$9637

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$1141
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$883
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$918
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$734
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$858
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$971
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$742
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$707
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$832
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$934
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1072
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$708
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$669
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$828
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$965
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$932
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$819
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$668
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$864
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$618
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$557
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1164
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$890
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$832
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1033
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1107
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
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$895
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$655
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1111
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$920
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$806
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$760
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1002
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$802