Asmara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$3491
🏠 One person rent
$224
$684
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$460
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$2953
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
27
88
🏙️ Population
963K
566K

The cost of living in Asmara is 63% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8486th and 3862nd ($520 vs $1402) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 512th 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 33rd in Germany, while ranked 8455th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1357
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$929
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$13167

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$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
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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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$1347
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$1351
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$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
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$1419