Asmara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$222
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
75
😀 Quality of life
18
60
🏙️ Population
963K
1.59M

The cost of living in Asmara is 24% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7267th ($531 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9169th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Karaj

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Asmara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$833

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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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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546