Asmara vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$212
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
963K
1.33M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8513th and 4896th ($498 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 9076th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$13860

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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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039