Asmara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$224	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$503
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$25.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$150
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8486th and 7600th ($520 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 8455th and 7359th 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	$3.04	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	20.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$4.56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$71.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$13506

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$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
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$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
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366