Asmara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$227
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
14
82
🏙️ Population
963K
605K

The cost of living in Asmara is 58% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8435th and 4556th ($533 vs $1270) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9205th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$16726

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$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383