Asmara vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$227
$741
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1291
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
14
79
🏙️ Population
963K
2.99M

The cost of living in Asmara is 63% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8435th and 4115th ($533 vs $1454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Kuwait, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Kuwait City. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 9205th and 884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$9.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$630
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$8536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$3.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$7065

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$522
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$864
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$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
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$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
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$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
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$586
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$557
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$829
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$918
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$879
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$1162
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$896
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$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
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$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
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$517
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$1175
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$502
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$726
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$1283
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$730
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$549
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$719
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$542
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$889
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$669
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$483
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$453
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$681
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$530
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$517
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$930
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$477
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$459
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$583
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$873
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$566
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$560
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$503
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$463
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$1008
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$630
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$908
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$474
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$352
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$1237
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$1230
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$1201
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$553
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$555
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$570
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$540
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$806
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$530
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$508
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