Asmara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$222
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
91
😀 Quality of life
18
81
🏙️ Population
963K
1.52M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5047th ($531 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 Kobe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 9169th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kobe

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Asmara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$12285

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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
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
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$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$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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$1029
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$1093
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$1131
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$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
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$1062
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$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071