Asmara vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$212
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$700
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
38
😀 Quality of life
15
48
🏙️ Population
963K
2.15M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8615th and 5463rd ($513 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 9202nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Harare

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Asmara Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$9.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$9.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$37.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$8948

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$947
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$923
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$872
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$499
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$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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$780
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$755
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$629
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$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
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$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
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$587
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$632
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$452
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$813
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$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
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$691
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$1304
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$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
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$615
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$1166
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$522
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$1125
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$965
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$1132
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$1029
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$875