Asmara vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
64
😀 Quality of life
17
88
🏙️ Population
963K
3.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8513th and 1218th ($498 vs $2229) 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 1.8 months in Dubai. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9076th and 189th 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
$2.87
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$14799

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$489
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$883
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$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
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$923
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$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
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$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
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$467
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$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
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$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
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$524
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$522
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$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
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$938
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$899
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$1032
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$901
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$1100
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$936
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$923
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$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
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$486
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$676
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$602
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$702

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$1936
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$758
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$1673
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$1164
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$787
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$1872
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$1126
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$1810
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$798
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$890
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$573
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$604
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$1375
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$1285
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$1327
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$544
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$959
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$779
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$1005
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$606
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$868
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$768
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$604
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$530
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$672
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$457
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$910
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$606
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$646
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$561
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