Asmara vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$212
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
65
😀 Quality of life
15
92
🏙️ Population
963K
566K

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8615th and 4158th ($513 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd 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 17th in Germany, while ranked 9202nd and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551