Asmara vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$222
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
99
😀 Quality of life
18
93
🏙️ Population
963K
1.54M

The cost of living in Asmara is 62% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4342nd ($531 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 9169th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kawasaki

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Asmara Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$12261

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
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$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$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
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
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$1154
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$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144