Asmara vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1870
🏠 One person rent
$222
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$566
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$354
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
40
😀 Quality of life
18
62
🏙️ Population
963K
573K

The cost of living in Asmara is 31% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6865th ($531 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Morocco, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 9169th and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Rabat

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Asmara Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$7353

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$498
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$497
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214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$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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$598
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$671
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$612
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$732
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$953
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$589
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$513
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$610
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$558
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$482
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$881
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$577
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1394
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1340
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$1041
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1212
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1560
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$769
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1497
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$539
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1625
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$1935
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$1003
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1537
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1490
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1471
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1551
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$1614
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1563
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$1275
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1337
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1307
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1581
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1979
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1727