Asmara vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$224
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
10
😀 Quality of life
27
13
🏙️ Population
963K
459K

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 8486th and 8527th ($520 vs $513) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 8455th and 9116th 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
$3.04
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$2876

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
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$662
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$1006
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$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$506
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$585
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$594
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$495
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$801
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$843
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$605
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$646
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$508
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$698
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$496
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$562
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$785
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$558
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$573
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$768
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$490
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$483
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$522
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$654
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$492
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$500
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$381
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$771
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$886
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$479
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$836
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$518
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$625
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$413
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$541
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$910
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$650
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$496
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$759
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$648
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$589
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$760