Asmara vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$222
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
9
29
😀 Quality of life
18
51
🏙️ Population
963K
846K

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8958th ($531 vs $412) 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 0.2 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 9169th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kathmandu

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Asmara Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$3536

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$515
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$863
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$1022
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$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
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$964
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$893
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$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
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
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$1153
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$509
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$285
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$319
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$284
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$395
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$281
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$295
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$315
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$308
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$278
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$310
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$283
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$253
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$293
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$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
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$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
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$943
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$273
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$443
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$300
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$320
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$412
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$300
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$299
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$307
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$340
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$288
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$285
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$280
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$363
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$363
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$281
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$298
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$284
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$314
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