Asmara vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
88
😀 Quality of life
17
93
🏙️ Population
963K
488K

The cost of living in Asmara is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8513th and 1692nd ($498 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9076th and 64th 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
$2.87
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$14724

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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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666