Asmara vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1096
🏠 One person rent
$231
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$547
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
77
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
963K
10.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 8273rd and 8755th ($522 vs $415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Chennai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 9072nd and 3835th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
7.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$70.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$1400

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$511
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$570
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$488
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$963
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$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
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$553
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$487
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$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
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$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
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$519
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$520
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$892
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$548
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$521
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$574
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$829
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$614
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$992
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$759
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$1067
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$570
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$752
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$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
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$476
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$618
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$554

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$299
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$331
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$331
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$337
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$329
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$333
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$357
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$322
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$482
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$329
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$352
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$328
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$335
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$332
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$286
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$272
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$268
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$275
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$293
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$293
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$383
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$280
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$332
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$329
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$302
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$354
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$351
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$332
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$320
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$278
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$253
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$332
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$334
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$332
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