Asmara vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1696
🏠 One person rent
$227
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$350
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$98
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
14
50
🏙️ Population
963K
2.47M

The cost of living in Asmara is 19% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8435th and 7398th ($533 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eritrea and Zambia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Lusaka. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9205th and 6625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
25.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2016
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11593

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$498
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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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$748
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$687
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$577
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
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$755
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$592
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$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
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$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
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$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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$458
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$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$461
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$536
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$514
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$996
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$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692