Asmara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$212
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
963K
606K

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8513th and 4604th ($498 vs $1135) 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 9076th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13518

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257