Asmara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1065
🏠 One person rent
$227
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
14
65
🏙️ Population
963K
6.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8435th and 8898th ($533 vs $437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chennai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 9205th and 5272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$3.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$8.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$0.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$70.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1729

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$522
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$864
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$1039
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$499
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$911
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$964
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$903
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$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
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$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
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$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
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$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
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$517
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$1175
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$502
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$300
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$327
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$368
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$367
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$334
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$295
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$275
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$524
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$304
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$300
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$341
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$347
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$345
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$286
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$355
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$290
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$307
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$277
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$347
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$339
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$345
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$310
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$346
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$298
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$347
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$326
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$383
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$266
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$301
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$265
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$353
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$291
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$266
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