Asmara vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1573
🏠 One person rent
$228
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
27
38
🏙️ Population
963K
60.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8485th and 7532nd ($524 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Eswatini, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8376th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mbabane

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Asmara Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$5172

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$459
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$1003
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$1116
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$791
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$819
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$841
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$696
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$822
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$838
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1079
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$874
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$717
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$971
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$848
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$834
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$943
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$717
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$788
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$774
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$627
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$581
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$809
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$718
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$692
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$663
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$696
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$554
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$690
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$654
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$600
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$862
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$585