Asmara vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
9
88
😀 Quality of life
15
92
🏙️ Population
963K
488K

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8615th and 1307th ($513 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Eritrea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9202nd and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Edinburgh

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Asmara Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$25458

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820