Asmara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$222
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
9
70
😀 Quality of life
18
78
🏙️ Population
963K
7.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3529th ($531 vs $1632) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9169th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Riyadh

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Asmara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$9443

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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$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
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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
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$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
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$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
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$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
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$571
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$2070
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$1107
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$565
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$680
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$893
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$545
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$487