Asmara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$227
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
76
😀 Quality of life
14
61
🏙️ Population
963K
1.59M

The cost of living in Asmara is 24% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8435th and 7072nd ($533 vs $704) 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 9205th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$836

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$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540