Asmara vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$228
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$3068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
27
90
🏙️ Population
963K
522K

The cost of living in Asmara is 67% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8485th and 3218th ($524 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Eritrea and France, respectively. Check Eritrea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 8376th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lyon

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Asmara Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$14265

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$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592