Asmara vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4404
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1293
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$2303
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
50
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
963K
1.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8273rd and 1824th ($522 vs $1964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Qatar, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Doha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 9072nd and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Doha

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Asmara Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$7.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$13.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1671
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$990
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$5129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$6.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$65.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$10171

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$487
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$488
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$578
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$598
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$598
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$588
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$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
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$548
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$521
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$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
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$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$1797
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$1245
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$1277
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$1277
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$952
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$705
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$987
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$880
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$907
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
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$1967
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$1924
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1343
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$1129
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$1020
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$688
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$785
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$686
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
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$968
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$1362
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$687
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$1096
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$947
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$1278
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$960
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$707
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$690
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$1384
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$650
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$543
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$686
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$693
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$688
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$555
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$634
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$687
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$799
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$553
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$815