Asmara vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$228
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
55
😀 Quality of life
27
59
🏙️ Population
963K
3.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8485th and 4849th ($524 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and South Africa, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8376th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4270

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
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$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
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$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790