Asmara vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
9
92
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
963K
1.09M

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8533rd and 2067th ($531 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 9169th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Cologne

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Asmara Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944