Asmara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$222
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
83
😀 Quality of life
18
63
🏙️ Population
963K
9.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 5% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8680th ($531 vs $506) 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 9169th and 5610th 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
$3.29
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2645

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$515
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$1022
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$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
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$551
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$492
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$514
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$504
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$1104
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$494
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$572
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$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
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$848
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$1269
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$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$1853
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$1761
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$1700
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$800
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