Asmara vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$227
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
55
😀 Quality of life
14
62
🏙️ Population
963K
2.11M

The cost of living in Asmara is 14% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8435th and 8825th ($533 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Eritrea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 9205th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Medan

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Asmara Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$10637

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534