Asmara vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1143
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$231
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
75
😀 Quality of life
17
77
🏙️ Population
963K
1.96M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8273rd and 4325th ($522 vs $1143) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 Sapporo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sapporo ranked 152nd in Japan, while ranked 9072nd and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$7.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$46.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
1.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$3066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$9.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$11206

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Distance City Cost of living
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$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1048
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1054
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1047
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1045
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1063
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1051
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1049
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1049
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1044
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1046
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1044
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1044
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1046
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1045
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1048
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1051
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1067
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1090
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1045
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1045
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1046
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1060
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$1050
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1178
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1043
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1045
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1045
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1047
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1047
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1046
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1046
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1049
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1050
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1066