Asmara vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4112
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1072
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1651
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$3566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
91
😀 Quality of life
17
94
🏙️ Population
963K
592K

The cost of living in Asmara is 71% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2127th ($522 vs $1799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Eritrea and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2 months in Rotterdam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9072nd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$8289

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1578
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1531
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1739
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1664
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$1921
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1797
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1663
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$1887
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1910
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2226
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1686
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1755
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2311
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1877
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1493
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1577
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1790
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1622
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1658
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1345
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1632
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1537
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1558
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1570
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1573
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1556
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1481
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466