Asmara vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$228
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$883
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
27
55
🏙️ Population
963K
4.72M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 8485th and 6805th ($524 vs $722) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 5882nd 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
$2.97
$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$8603

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
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$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$736
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$675
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$639
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$601
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$560
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$564
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
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$511
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$509
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$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509