Asmara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$212
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
35
😀 Quality of life
15
47
🏙️ Population
963K
948K

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8615th and 6897th ($513 vs $773) 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 0.2 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 9202nd and 6988th 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
$3.14
$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
22.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$6733

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
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$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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$737
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$734
145 km or 90 mi Panjakent
$704
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$645
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$568
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$497
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$583
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$622
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$576
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$468
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$599
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$610
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$500
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$447
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$842
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$688
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$669
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$759
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$470
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$572
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$471
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$439
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$570
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$587
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
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$504
456 km or 283 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
484 km or 301 mi Jalalabad
$381
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$646
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$488
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$555
528 km or 328 mi Turkistan
$549
529 km or 329 mi Mingora
$373
550 km or 342 mi Kentau
$535
555 km or 345 mi Gardez
$456
560 km or 348 mi Ghazni
$447
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$321
566 km or 352 mi Mardan
$373
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$438