Asmara vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$6655
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2946
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$4876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
963K
2.75M

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8486th and 529th ($520 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 8455th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Chicago

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Asmara Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$24502

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$505
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$2425
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$2421
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$2426
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$2444
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$2194
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$2256
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$2401
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$2418
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$2384
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$2314
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$2334
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$2389
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$2264
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$2377
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$2392
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$2363
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$2509
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$2359
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$2393
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$2360
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$1938
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$2362
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$2363
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$2344
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$2396
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$1948
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$2350
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$2378
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$2446
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$2506
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$2342
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$2227
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