Asmara vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$892
🏠 One person rent
$222
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
73
😀 Quality of life
18
63
🏙️ Population
963K
4.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 46% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8533rd and 9043rd ($531 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.1 months in Kolkata. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 9169th and 5562nd 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
$3.29
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.64
🥤 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
$218
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1886

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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$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
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$1152

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$330
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$341
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$335
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$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
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$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
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$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
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$296
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$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
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$280
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$285
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$281
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$314
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$360
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$288
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$481
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$351
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$300