Asmara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$228
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
27
77
🏙️ Population
963K
7.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8485th and 3292nd ($524 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8376th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$10359

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
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$1802
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$940
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$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489