Asmara vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$212
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
17
29
🏙️ Population
963K
42.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 3% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8513th and 8601st ($498 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Kenya, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9076th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Meru

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Asmara Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$6789

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
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$800
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$1061
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$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
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$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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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
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$805
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$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
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$840
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$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
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$539