Asmara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$212
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
83
😀 Quality of life
15
63
🏙️ Population
963K
9.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8615th and 8753rd ($513 vs $483) 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 0.2 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 9202nd and 5501st 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
$3.14
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$2716

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$314
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$332
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$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
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$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
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$288
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$267
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$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
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$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
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$264
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$862
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$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
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$2060
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$818
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$2305
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$2225
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$2014
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$338
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$2283
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$555
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$2354
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$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201