Asmara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1801
🏠 One person rent
$228
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
27
36
🏙️ Population
963K
863K

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8485th and 7107th ($524 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Dushanbe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dushanbe ranked 1st in Tajikistan, while ranked 8376th and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dushanbe

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Asmara Dushanbe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
19.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$4.69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13630

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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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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$655
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$664
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$667
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$468
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$530
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$666
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$671
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$658
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$467
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$660
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$663
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$435
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$457
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$816
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$469
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$473
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$429
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$450
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$527
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$419
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$452
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$567
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$596
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$599
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$358
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$645
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$461
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$653
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$532
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$354
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$519
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$469
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$476
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$338
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$372
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$441