Asmara vs Blantyre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Blantyre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$227
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$239
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
14
30
🏙️ Population
963K
800K

The cost of living in Asmara is 5% more expensive than in Blantyre. Cities ranked 8435th and 8632nd ($533 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Malawi, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Blantyre. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Blantyre ranked 1st in Malawi, while ranked 9205th and 8786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Blantyre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$81.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$21.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$34
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$589

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$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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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 35 mi Zomba
$458
60 km or 37 mi Mulanje
$461
112 km or 70 mi Ntcheu
$493
149 km or 92 mi Mangochi
$496
157 km or 98 mi Tete
$820
191 km or 119 mi Monkey Bay
$519
240 km or 149 mi Lilongwe
$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
541 km or 336 mi Chinhoyi
$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
1000 km or 621 mi Moroni
$1207
1038 km or 645 mi Morogoro
$421