Asmara vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$228
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
8
28
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
963K
1.13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8485th and 4869th ($524 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8376th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$5539

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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$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
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$1003
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$459
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$1045
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$623
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$791
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$841
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$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
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$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
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$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
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$559
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$943
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$717
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$788
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$533
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$689
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$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
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$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
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$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
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$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
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$692
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$600
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$1000
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$696
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$862
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$654