Asmara vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$224
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
92
😀 Quality of life
27
96
🏙️ Population
963K
1.09M

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8486th and 2551st ($520 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 8455th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$15595

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772