Asmara vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$222
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
9
23
😀 Quality of life
18
69
🏙️ Population
963K
1.41M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4849th ($531 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9169th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Medina

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Asmara Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5515

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$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010