Asmara vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$6502
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1695
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2718
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$730
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$5026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
9
100
😀 Quality of life
18
95
🏙️ Population
963K
2.75M

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8533rd and 375th ($531 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 311th 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 0.2 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 9169th and 22nd 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
$3.29
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$24172

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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
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$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
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$551
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$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
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$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
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$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$2429
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$2374
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$2432
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$2406
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$2396
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$2202
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$2300
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$2449
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$2418
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$2443
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$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
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$2466
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$2295
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$2439
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$2454
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$2433
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$2521
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$2438
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$2475
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$2434
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$1906
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$2411
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$2440
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$2425
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$2503
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$1889
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$2438
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$2415
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$2477
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$2434
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$2525
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$2354
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