Asmara vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$887
🏠 One person rent
$212
$123
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$200
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$30.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$128
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
83
😀 Quality of life
15
60
🏙️ Population
963K
4.46M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8615th and 9046th ($513 vs $356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.4 months in Giza. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 9202nd and 5867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Giza

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Asmara Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$135
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$81.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$10.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
21.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$2.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$4.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$1.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$94.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$2487

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
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$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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$483
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$414
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$374
50 km or 31 mi Benha
$314
63 km or 39 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
68 km or 42 mi Zagazig
$325
87 km or 54 mi Faiyum
$315
88 km or 55 mi Tanta
$267
106 km or 66 mi Beni Suef
$271
106 km or 66 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
117 km or 73 mi Mansoura
$307
120 km or 74 mi Ismailia
$279
128 km or 79 mi Suez
$288
136 km or 84 mi Damanhur
$267
163 km or 101 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
167 km or 104 mi Damietta
$294
172 km or 107 mi Port Said
$288
181 km or 113 mi Alexandria
$366
219 km or 136 mi Minya
$324
314 km or 195 mi Asyut
$264
352 km or 219 mi Gaza
$862
355 km or 221 mi Ofakim
$2038
358 km or 223 mi Netivot
$2145
361 km or 225 mi Dahab
$429
365 km or 227 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 227 mi Sderot
$2133
370 km or 230 mi Ashkelon
$1845
370 km or 230 mi Aqaba
$818
370 km or 230 mi Beersheba
$1810
372 km or 231 mi Rahat
$2060
378 km or 235 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
384 km or 238 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
384 km or 238 mi Ashdod
$2305
384 km or 239 mi Dimona
$2014
386 km or 240 mi Sohag
$375
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$2283
395 km or 246 mi Yavne
$2354
398 km or 247 mi Hurghada
$334
401 km or 249 mi Dura
$1149