Asmara vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
80
😀 Quality of life
17
94
🏙️ Population
963K
134K

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 8513th and 579th ($498 vs $2569) 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 2.5 months in Bern. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 9076th and 44th 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
$2.87
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.46
🥤 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
$208
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916