Asmara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$212
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
71
😀 Quality of life
17
74
🏙️ Population
963K
7.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8513th and 2922nd ($498 vs $1642) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9076th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$9649

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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
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$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
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$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561