Asmara vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$3638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$8082
🏠 One person rent
$222
$2543
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$4126
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$6556
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
100
😀 Quality of life
18
92
🏙️ Population
963K
676K

The cost of living in Asmara is 85% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 8533rd and 30th ($531 vs $3638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Boston ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 9169th and 94th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Boston

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Asmara Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$2181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$5280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$3456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$11142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$2835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$26679

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852