Asmara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$212	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	17	64
🏙️ Population	963K	12.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8513th and 5031st ($498 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Brazil, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9076th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sao Paulo

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	Asmara	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$12031

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659