Asmara vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2659
🏠 One person rent
$224
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1646
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
8
42
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
963K
2.43M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8486th and 5632nd ($520 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8455th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$4682

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1146
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$905
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1003
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1215
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$829
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$902
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$910
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$861
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$937
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$961
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$488
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$482
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$486
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$969
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$520
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$846
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$487
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1131
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1006
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$329
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1637
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$546
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$481
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1078
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$335
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$662
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$482
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$342
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$362
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$486
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$336
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$943
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$496
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$781
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$381
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$507