Asmara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$212
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
17
88
🏙️ Population
963K
555K

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8513th and 3786th ($498 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 9076th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$10601

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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$1347
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$1351
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$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
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$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
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$969
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$1303