Asmara vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$222
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
9
16
😀 Quality of life
18
44
🏙️ Population
963K
76.2K

The cost of living in Asmara is 19% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7572nd ($531 vs $652) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9169th and 7373rd 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
$3.29
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5212

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$497
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214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$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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$511
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$916
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$966
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$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
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$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
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$763
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$551
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$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
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$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633