Asmara vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$410
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1005
🏠 One person rent
$227
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$140
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
83
😀 Quality of life
14
58
🏙️ Population
963K
5.6M

The cost of living in Asmara is 30% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8435th and 8955th ($533 vs $410) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Egypt, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Giza. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 9205th and 6081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$108
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$18.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
23.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$2.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$4.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2777

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$473
14 km or 8.4 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
22 km or 14 mi Helwan
$395
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$336
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$345
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$334
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$287
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$288
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$326
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$295
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$276
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$274
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$331
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$306
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$384
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$348
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$271
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$695
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$1867
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$1951
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$517
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$1957
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1850
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$782
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1645
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$1879
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$1993
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$1910
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$398
388 km or 241 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2064
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$346
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1021