Asmara vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2655
🏠 One person rent
$228
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1335
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
1
😀 Quality of life
27
26
🏙️ Population
963K
74.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8485th and 4999th ($524 vs $1091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Comoros, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 8376th and 8483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$641
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1108
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$72.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$4.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13831

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1093
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$1549
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1500
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1394
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1190
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$736
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$675
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$639
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$601
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$516
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$519
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$560
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$526
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$498
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$500
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$670
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$457
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$515
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$348
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$591
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$502
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$534
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$564
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$574
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$582
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$433
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$548
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$834
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$543
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$1000
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$403
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$482
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1079
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$953
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$745
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$571
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$662
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$535
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$810