Asmara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$222
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
45
😀 Quality of life
18
56
🏙️ Population
963K
3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 7% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8726th ($531 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 9169th and 6291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mashhad

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Asmara Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$627

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639