Asmara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$224
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
963K
1.52M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8486th and 4793rd ($520 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 8455th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$16179

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$505
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$752
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
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$910
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$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
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$482
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$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$1072
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$1111
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$1057
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$1048
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$1062
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$1072
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$1056
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$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
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$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
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$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
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$1059
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$1051
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$1146
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$1074
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$1049
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$1302
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$1065
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$1110
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$1059
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$1062
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$1117
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$1059
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$1142
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$1049
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$1076
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$1101
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$1084
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$1156
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$1136
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$1106
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$1079