Asmara vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$212
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
8
29
😀 Quality of life
17
21
🏙️ Population
963K
4.27M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8513th and 7972nd ($498 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 9076th and 8953rd 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
$2.87
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$1370

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
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$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484