Asmara vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$720
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$212
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
17
55
🏙️ Population
963K
4.72M

The cost of living in Asmara is 31% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8513th and 6696th ($498 vs $720) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Tanzania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 9076th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dar es Salaam

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Asmara Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$14488

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
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$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$762
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$706
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$600
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$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449