Asmara vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$3547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$7979
🏠 One person rent
$224
$2453
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$4007
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$729
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$5732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
27
91
🏙️ Population
963K
676K

The cost of living in Asmara is 85% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 8486th and 24th ($520 vs $3547) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Boston. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Boston ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 8455th and 103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$5075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$3386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$10352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$5877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$90.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$6.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$79.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$195
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$31112

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825