Asmara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$224
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
83
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
963K
9.61M

The cost of living in Asmara is 25% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8486th and 8923rd ($520 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Egypt, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8455th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Cairo

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Asmara Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$1985

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
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$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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$365
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$300
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$305
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$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
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$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
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$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
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$276
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$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
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$640
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$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
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$381
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$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
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$1471
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$1686
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$809
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$1837
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$1757
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$1716
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$336
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$1809
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$464
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$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
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$813
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$1811