Asmara vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$212
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
45
😀 Quality of life
15
56
🏙️ Population
963K
3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8615th and 8757th ($513 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st 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 9202nd and 6229th 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
$3.14
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.06
🥤 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
$206
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$629

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638