Asmara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$227
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
14
81
🏙️ Population
963K
1.52M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8435th and 4945th ($533 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 9205th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$10723

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$498
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$499
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$500
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$971
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$925
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$522
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$864
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$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
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$1033
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$1152
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$1056
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$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
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$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
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$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
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$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
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$989
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$1099
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$1080
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$1086
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$1157
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$1125
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$1100
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$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079