Asmara vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$4178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
71
😀 Quality of life
15
89
🏙️ Population
963K
1.61M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8615th and 1041st ($513 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 9202nd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Phoenix

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Asmara Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$21660

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
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$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$499
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$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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$1974
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$2509
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$2366
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$2463
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$2296
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$2293
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$2365
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$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
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$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
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$2988
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$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
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$2243
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$2374
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$2454
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$2321
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$2312
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$2089
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$2060
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$2011
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$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
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$2070
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$2011
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$2818
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$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
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$1924
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$950
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$1654
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$1835
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$876
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$2817
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$994
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$2804