Asmara vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$222
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
47
😀 Quality of life
18
66
🏙️ Population
963K
276K

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5994th ($531 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9169th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$3948

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923