Asmara vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$5010
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1119
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2148
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$2069
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
27
86
🏙️ Population
963K
1.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8486th and 1772nd ($520 vs $2022) 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 0.7 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 8455th and 341st 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
$3.04
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$14604

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$349

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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$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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$1576
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$1586
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$1503
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$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506