Asmara vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$222
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
9
29
😀 Quality of life
18
40
🏙️ Population
963K
2.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7406th ($531 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Syria, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 9169th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Damascus

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Asmara Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1770

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$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
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207