Asmara vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1078
🏠 One person rent
$228
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$282
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
72
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
963K
16.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8485th and 8916th ($524 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8376th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1444

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$895
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$488
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$550
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$491
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$514
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$504
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$1094
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$491
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$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
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$667
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$851
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$509
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$626
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$527
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$279
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$294
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$296
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$307
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$312
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$335
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$309
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$342
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$332
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$335
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$353
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$341
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$336
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$343
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$311
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$336
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$461
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$344
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$343
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$351
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$360
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$340
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$334
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$338
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