Asmara vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$224
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
963K
1.41M

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8486th and 4439th ($520 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8455th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$7421

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$829
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$1146
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$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
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$905