Asmara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$212
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
17
53
🏙️ Population
963K
3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8513th and 8260th ($498 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9076th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$555

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700