Asmara vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3690
🏠 One person rent
$212
$725
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
17
73
🏙️ Population
963K
2.99M

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 8513th and 3697th ($498 vs $1424) 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 0.7 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 9076th and 1759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$8.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$49.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$6427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$3.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$120
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$6644

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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
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$1256
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$710
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$543
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$540
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$875
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$559
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$671
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$541
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$646
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$549
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$910
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$621
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$522
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$594
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$868
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$577
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$568
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$606
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$561
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1005
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$637
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$959
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1375
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1327
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1285
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$606
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$559
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$569
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$550
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$768
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$604
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$511
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$531