Asmara vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$212
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
17
96
🏙️ Population
963K
1.52M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8513th and 4822nd ($498 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th 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 2.1 months in Kobe. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 9076th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$9012

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015