Asmara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
963K
2.15M

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8485th and 998th ($524 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and France, respectively. Check Eritrea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8376th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$18941

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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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$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395