Asmara vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$222
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$110
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
9
11
😀 Quality of life
18
15
🏙️ Population
963K
500K

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.5% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8554th ($531 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and South Sudan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 9169th and 9209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Juba

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Asmara Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$3694

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$522
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$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$507
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$825
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$876
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$651
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$670
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$521
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$722
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$510
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$593
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$810
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$572
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$798
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$505
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$520
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$533
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$775
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$620
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$518
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$508
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$395
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$811
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$544
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$623
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$409
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$542
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$961
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$691
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$517
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$798
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$692
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$455
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$797