Asmara vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$227
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
14
80
🏙️ Population
963K
7.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8435th and 3418th ($533 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9205th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$9818

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$806
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$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
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$1942
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$1162
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$553
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$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
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$530
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$463