Asmara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$228
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1779
😷 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 8485th and 4855th ($524 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 8376th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$14101

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$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
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$1084
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$1169
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$1181
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$1096
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$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
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$1172
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$1162
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$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094