Asmara vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$2375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$6286
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1198
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$2109
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$824
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$6264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
17
94
🏙️ Population
963K
134K

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 8273rd and 250th ($522 vs $2375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Eritrea and Switzerland, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bern ranked 5th in Switzerland, while ranked 9072nd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bern

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Asmara Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$23.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$6.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$9909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$43.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$29.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$21.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$29862

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2511
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2573
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2269
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2126
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2364
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2504
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2507
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2617
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2513
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2310
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2517
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2490
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2755
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$2532
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1298
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1300
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2606
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2237
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2501
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$2967
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$2622
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$2661
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2507
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2510
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1367
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1246
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$2510
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2514
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1298
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$2974
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2412
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2540
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2502
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2711
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2492