Asmara vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$228
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
27
45
🏙️ Population
963K
846K

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8485th and 8885th ($524 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Nepal, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 8376th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4063

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$513
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$814
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$489
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$915
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$1096
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$895
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$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
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$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
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$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
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$509
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$626
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$527
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$335
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$321
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$294
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$306
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$339
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$356
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$297
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$331
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$303
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$268
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$314
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$337
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$331
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$316
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$312
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$930
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$365
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$455
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$311
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$293
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$387
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$461
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$311
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$298
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$393
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$285
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$284
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$273
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$396
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$396
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$279
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$309
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$288
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