Asmara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$222
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
65
😀 Quality of life
18
92
🏙️ Population
963K
566K

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3968th ($531 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th 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 Dresden. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 9169th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$16803

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407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$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
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$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$1478
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$1476
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$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
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$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
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$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
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$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
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$1146
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$1188
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$1576
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$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
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$1375
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$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553