Asmara vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$228	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	963K	11.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8485th and 5616th ($524 vs $1012) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8376th and 4573rd 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	$2.97	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$13135

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629