Asmara vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$224	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$274
😷 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 21% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8486th and 8899th ($520 vs $430) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 8455th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dhaka

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	Asmara	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$1681

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314