Asmara vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$227
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
14
39
🏙️ Population
963K
2.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 21% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8435th and 7287th ($533 vs $671) 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 9205th and 7834th 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
$3.14
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1711

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108