Asmara vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$212
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
17
89
🏙️ Population
963K
1.96M

The cost of living in Asmara is 58% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 8513th and 4509th ($498 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 9076th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$10328

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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
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117