Asmara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$231
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
59
😀 Quality of life
17
80
🏙️ Population
963K
606K

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8273rd and 4541st ($522 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Latvia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9072nd and 381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$15574

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$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1166
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$744
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$723
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312