Asmara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1006
🏠 One person rent
$212
$142
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$243
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
9
79
😀 Quality of life
15
65
🏙️ Population
963K
6.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8615th and 8947th ($513 vs $409) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 0.6 months in Chennai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 9202nd and 5131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chennai

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Asmara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$10.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$97.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$7.79
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$5.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$15.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$37.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1792

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$976
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$873
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$475
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$532
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$476
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$497
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$488
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$1124
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$478
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$563
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$564
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$864
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$590
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$561
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$753
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$890
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$803
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$1031
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$809
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$1210
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$834
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$1148
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$1050
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$788
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$521
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$294
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$320
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$348
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$339
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$317
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$283
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$275
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$507
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$290
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$297
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$339
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$325
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$331
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$274
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$303
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$273
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$292
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$265
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$330
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$328
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$317
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$290
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$332
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$280
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$342
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$359
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$255
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$281
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$247
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$327
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$271
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$250
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