Asmara vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$227
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
14
30
🏙️ Population
963K
214K

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8435th and 8485th ($533 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eritrea and Tanzania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dodoma ranked 5th in Tanzania, while ranked 9205th and 8776th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$91.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$47.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
16.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$6797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$4.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$9059

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$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
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$421
337 km or 209 mi Arusha
$612
369 km or 229 mi Moshi
$533
381 km or 237 mi Stone Town
$567
381 km or 237 mi Zanzibar
$609
389 km or 242 mi Mbeya
$495
393 km or 244 mi Tanga
$552
395 km or 246 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
498 km or 309 mi Mombasa
$596
522 km or 324 mi Mwanza
$656
553 km or 343 mi Machakos
$420
564 km or 351 mi Nairobi
$811
590 km or 366 mi Malindi
$548
597 km or 371 mi Thika
$460
608 km or 378 mi Mzuzu
$527
664 km or 413 mi Nakuru
$503
669 km or 415 mi Kasama
$888
671 km or 417 mi Mzimba
$565
683 km or 425 mi Ruyigi
$687
687 km or 427 mi Rutana
$688
693 km or 430 mi Kisumu
$543
700 km or 435 mi Makamba
$688
709 km or 441 mi Muyinga
$687
717 km or 446 mi Gitega
$689
726 km or 451 mi Kalemie
$792
732 km or 455 mi Meru
$549
745 km or 463 mi Mumias
$511
754 km or 469 mi Eldoret
$528
756 km or 470 mi Ngozi
$686
776 km or 482 mi Bujumbura
$754
779 km or 484 mi Butare
$412
787 km or 489 mi Bubanza
$689
790 km or 491 mi Entebbe
$578
791 km or 492 mi Kigali
$758
791 km or 492 mi Tororo
$623
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$524
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$582
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$842
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$717
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$658