Asmara vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$222
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
9
33
😀 Quality of life
18
25
🏙️ Population
963K
5.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8823rd ($531 vs $473) 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9169th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kabul

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Asmara Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1540

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$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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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
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$367
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$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$330
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$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
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$298
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$417
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$318
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$308
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$382
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$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467