Asmara vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$227
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
14
33
🏙️ Population
963K
4.27M

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8435th and 8842nd ($533 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Kabul. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9205th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1486

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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
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$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439