Asmara vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$227
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
14
70
🏙️ Population
963K
1.41M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8435th and 4743rd ($533 vs $1182) 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 0.2 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 9205th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987