Asmara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$212
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$25.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
17
40
🏙️ Population
963K
863K

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8513th and 7313th ($498 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eritrea and Tajikistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Tajikistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 9076th and 7225th 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
$2.87
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
18.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$4.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$94
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13332

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Tursunzoda
$629
82 km or 51 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$647
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$672
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$473
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$562
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$680
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$682
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$692
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$445
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$682
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$674
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$416
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$437
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$785
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$488
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$479
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$416
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$446
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$558
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$434
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$399
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$475
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$651
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
451 km or 280 mi Kabul
$567
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$347
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$529
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$479
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$532
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$582
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$311
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$564
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$449
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$455
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$352
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$335
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423