Asmara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$231
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$292
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
76
😀 Quality of life
17
58
🏙️ Population
963K
1.59M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6236th ($522 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karaj ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9072nd and 5664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1099
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$25.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
23.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$1501

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$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$688
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$689
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$686
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$699
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$699
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$696
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$695
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$686
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$636
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$688
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$833
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$696
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$693
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$694
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$694
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$686
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$689
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$836
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$1151
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$694
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$1123
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$504
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$450
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$690
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$898
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$568
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$631
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$690
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$594
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$515
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$932
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$447
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$664
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$689
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$692
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$558
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$694
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$650