Asmara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$228
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$3112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
963K
563K

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8485th and 3857th ($524 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 8376th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$12328

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$1404
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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387