Asmara vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$227
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
14
93
🏙️ Population
963K
1.01M

The cost of living in Asmara is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8435th and 6th ($533 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 9205th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$22302

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$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$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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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254