Asmara vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$231
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$20.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
8
1
😀 Quality of life
17
14
🏙️ Population
963K
74.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 2% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8273rd and 8347th ($522 vs $510) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Moroni. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 9072nd and 9176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
10.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$5.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$6.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$3677

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Domoni
$509
246 km or 153 mi Mamoudzou
$1507
326 km or 202 mi Pemba
$1170
414 km or 258 mi Nacala
$1030
574 km or 357 mi Nampula
$1042
698 km or 434 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
760 km or 472 mi Zanzibar
$833
760 km or 472 mi Stone Town
$664
819 km or 509 mi Morogoro
$687
868 km or 539 mi Tanga
$633
918 km or 571 mi Mangochi
$587
925 km or 575 mi Antananarivo
$625
938 km or 583 mi Mombasa
$567
941 km or 585 mi Monkey Bay
$594
949 km or 590 mi Zomba
$594
965 km or 600 mi Mulanje
$593
969 km or 602 mi Quelimane
$1023
974 km or 605 mi Toamasina
$502
992 km or 617 mi Ntcheu
$585
994 km or 617 mi Antsirabe
$378
1000 km or 621 mi Blantyre
$520
1005 km or 624 mi Malindi
$348
1005 km or 624 mi Mzuzu
$583
1023 km or 636 mi Dodoma
$643
1052 km or 653 mi Mzimba
$585
1057 km or 657 mi Lilongwe
$680
1117 km or 694 mi Mbeya
$649
1136 km or 706 mi Moshi
$725
1154 km or 717 mi Tete
$995
1176 km or 731 mi Arusha
$560
1274 km or 792 mi Beira
$985
1296 km or 805 mi Toliara
$482
1311 km or 815 mi Machakos
$412
1328 km or 825 mi Kasama
$1083
1335 km or 829 mi Chimoio
$1032
1359 km or 844 mi Nairobi
$811
1366 km or 849 mi Thika
$389
1393 km or 865 mi Mutare
$801
1446 km or 899 mi Meru
$412
1448 km or 900 mi Marondera
$751