Asmara vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$5245
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1494
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$4432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
27
90
🏙️ Population
963K
1.61M

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8486th and 955th ($520 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Phoenix. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 8455th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$12281

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$1979
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$2524
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$2342
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$2423
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$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
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$2073
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$2056
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$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
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$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
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$823
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$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
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$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724