Asmara vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$228
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$315
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
52
😀 Quality of life
27
43
🏙️ Population
963K
2.11M

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8485th and 8536th ($524 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Eritrea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 8376th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$11482

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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
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$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
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
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$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
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$503
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$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
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$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
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$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
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$822
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$807
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$750
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$518
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$544