Asmara vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$212
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
52
😀 Quality of life
17
45
🏙️ Population
963K
2.11M

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.3% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8513th and 8502nd ($498 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Eritrea and Indonesia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 9076th and 6617th 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
$2.87
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$11223

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
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$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
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$465