Asmara vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2852
🏠 One person rent
$231
$564
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3311
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
963K
582K

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8273rd and 4137th ($522 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 624th in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.7 months in Essen. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Essen ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 9072nd and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$8.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$522
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
1.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$2474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$11013

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1330
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1321
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1277
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1449
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1307
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1297
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1301
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1296
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1254
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1114
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1305
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1300
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1300
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1303
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1293
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1300
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1307
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1299
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1308
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1194
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1309
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1305
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1297
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1299
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1261
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1297
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1302
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1299
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1299
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1632
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1297
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1300
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1299
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1177
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1303