Asmara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
99
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
963K
2.11M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8533rd and 916th ($531 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9169th and 14th 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
$3.29
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17184

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544