Asmara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
99
😀 Quality of life
15
94
🏙️ Population
963K
2.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8615th and 964th ($513 vs $2460) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9202nd and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Paris

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Asmara Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$19577

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$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506