Asmara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$224
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$4771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
27
93
🏙️ Population
963K
3.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 84% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8486th and 80th ($520 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 8455th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$28838

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$487
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71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
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$662
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$1006
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$897
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$943
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$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

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$2887
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$2803
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$2873
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$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
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$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
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$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
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$3370
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$2735
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$2851
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$3086
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$3104
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$2824
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$2787
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$2750
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$2720
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$3022
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$2775
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$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
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$2669
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$2662
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$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
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$3256
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$2919