Asmara vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$228
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
27
27
🏙️ Population
963K
1.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 11% less expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8485th and 7882nd ($524 vs $591) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Malawi, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Blantyre. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 8376th and 8369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Blantyre

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Asmara Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$10628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$0.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$607

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$498
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$500
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$515
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$516
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$834
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$526
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$582
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$670
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$953
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$662
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$1000
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$810
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$574
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$1190
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1012
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$890
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$534
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$830
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$729
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1394
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$731
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$871
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1500
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$761
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$685
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$1079
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$1139
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$433
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1116
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1090
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$1017
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$756
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1028
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$725
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$1007
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$585
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$670
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1091
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$639