Asmara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$212
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
75
😀 Quality of life
15
62
🏙️ Population
963K
1.59M

The cost of living in Asmara is 25% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8615th and 7388th ($513 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9202nd and 5635th 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
$3.14
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$826

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484