Asmara vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$6677
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2375
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$829
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$6312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
80
😀 Quality of life
27
94
🏙️ Population
963K
135K

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 8486th and 987th ($520 vs $2381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 2.7 months in Bern. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bern ranked 8th in Switzerland, while ranked 8455th and 36th 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
$3.04
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$889
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
2.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$13401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$11590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$89.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$24.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$29.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$42.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$46.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$131
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$2981
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$27477

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861