Asmara vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
27
87
🏙️ Population
963K
3.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8486th and 989th ($520 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8455th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dubai

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Asmara Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$13241

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$1006
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$505
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$752
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$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
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$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
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$518
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$764

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$1239
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$1828
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$634
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$1721
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$967
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$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
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$1090
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$1709
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$547
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$548
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$518
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$514
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$1280
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$1223
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$1243
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$515
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$1068
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$585
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$1056
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$589
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$897
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$804
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$563
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$507
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$605
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$464
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$901
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$546
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$557
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$551
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$529
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$829
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$573
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$536