Asmara vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
963K
1.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 71% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8486th and 2449th ($520 vs $1779) 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 1.9 months in Doha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 8455th and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$11200

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71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
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$943
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$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
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$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

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$1223
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$1243
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$1280
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$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
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$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
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$1196
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$547
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$551
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$546
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$1844
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$548
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$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
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$1239
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$589
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$1637
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$1210
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$634
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$563
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$1393
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$529
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$736
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$536
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$514
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$548
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$740
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$547
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$544
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$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
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$904