Asmara vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$222
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
9
57
😀 Quality of life
18
31
🏙️ Population
963K
43.9K

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4985th ($531 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Palestine, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 9169th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Ramallah

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Asmara Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$4719

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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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$2483
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$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
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$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
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$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
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$2207
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$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
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$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
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$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761