Asmara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$227
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
14
57
🏙️ Population
963K
3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8435th and 8663rd ($533 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 66th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9205th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$623

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
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$684