Asmara vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
14
88
🏙️ Population
963K
1.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8435th and 1250th ($533 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Italy, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Milan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 9205th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Milan

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Asmara Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$16429

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$498
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$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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$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
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$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
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$1662
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$2846
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$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700