Asmara vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$224	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	75
😀 Quality of life	27	58
🏙️ Population	963K	4.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8486th and 8948th ($520 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 8455th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kolkata

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	Asmara	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$1469

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$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
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308