Asmara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$222
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
9
99
😀 Quality of life
18
77
🏙️ Population
963K
1.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5151st ($531 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 9169th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Saitama

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Asmara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$15321

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$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
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102