Asmara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$222
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
18
81
🏙️ Population
963K
595K

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4678th ($531 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 9169th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Riga

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Asmara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17597

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406