Asmara vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2774
🏠 One person rent
$227
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1254
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$159
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
1
😀 Quality of life
14
14
🏙️ Population
963K
74.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8435th and 4688th ($533 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Comoros, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9205th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$14597

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$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
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$1207
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$1624
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1511
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1168
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$935
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$609
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$567
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$421
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$552
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$496
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$564
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$596
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$519
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$458
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$461
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$692
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$476
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$493
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$493
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$506
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$548
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$527
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$526
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$565
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$592
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$495
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$533
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$820
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$612
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$996
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$453
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$420
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$888
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$916
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$811
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$460
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$755
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$549
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$779