Asmara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$228
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
27
79
🏙️ Population
963K
605K

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8485th and 4672nd ($524 vs $1169) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$13962

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
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$846
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$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
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$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363