Asmara vs Dushanbe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Dushanbe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$222
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$160
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
35
😀 Quality of life
18
46
🏙️ Population
963K
948K

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Dushanbe. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7063rd ($531 vs $735) 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 9169th and 7083rd 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
$3.29
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
23.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$32.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$6746

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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
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$509
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$702
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$704
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$692
150 km or 93 mi Istaravshan
$653
190 km or 118 mi Jizzakh
$553
198 km or 123 mi Samarkand
$484
200 km or 124 mi Ghafurov
$590
201 km or 125 mi Buston
$635
203 km or 126 mi Khujand
$585
205 km or 127 mi Kunduz
$454
234 km or 145 mi Istiklol
$609
236 km or 147 mi Konibodom
$619
255 km or 158 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
261 km or 162 mi Qarshi
$513
292 km or 181 mi Puli Khumri
$429
306 km or 190 mi Tashkent
$827
327 km or 203 mi Fergana
$679
328 km or 204 mi Margilan
$653
329 km or 204 mi Chirchiq
$736
341 km or 212 mi Sheberghan
$457
365 km or 227 mi Namangan
$561
386 km or 240 mi Andijan
$447
399 km or 248 mi Bukhara
$436
406 km or 252 mi Osh
$549
420 km or 261 mi Shymkent
$562
445 km or 276 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
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$473
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$1709
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$368
511 km or 318 mi Toktogul
$621
526 km or 327 mi Taraz
$477
526 km or 327 mi Talas
$533
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$521
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$369
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$505
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$433
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$425
564 km or 350 mi Peshawar
$323
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$370
591 km or 367 mi Khost
$423