Asmara vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asmara Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$875
🏠 One person rent
$212
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
73
😀 Quality of life
15
61
🏙️ Population
963K
4.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 42% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8615th and 9031st ($513 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 9202nd and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Asmara vs Kolkata

Prices for goods and services in Asmara and Kolkata are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asmara Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1762

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289