Asmara vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$222
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
9
41
😀 Quality of life
18
58
🏙️ Population
963K
2.43M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5028th ($531 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Mecca. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9169th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mecca

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Asmara Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$4622

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514