Asmara vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$222
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$3601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
94
😀 Quality of life
18
95
🏙️ Population
963K
595K

The cost of living in Asmara is 68% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3504th ($531 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 330th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dortmund ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 9169th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1001
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$29493

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579