Asmara vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$899
🏠 One person rent
$227
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
75
😀 Quality of life
14
63
🏙️ Population
963K
4.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 45% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8435th and 9044th ($533 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 9205th and 5552nd 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
$3.14
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1863

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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
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$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$323
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$335
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$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
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$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
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$286
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$289
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$274
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$312
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$348
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$289
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$464
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$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297