Asmara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$222
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$4258
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
99
😀 Quality of life
18
93
🏙️ Population
963K
3.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 84% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8533rd and 72nd ($531 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 9169th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Los Angeles

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Asmara Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$28004

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974