Asmara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$222
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
66
😀 Quality of life
18
87
🏙️ Population
963K
1.25M

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4144th ($531 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9169th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sharjah

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Asmara Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$7922

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$810
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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$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
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$601
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$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$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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$2183
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$2420
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$1148
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$1373
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$1214
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$1457
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$2070
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$635
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$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
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$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
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$1309
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$1109
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$1192
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$563
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$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
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$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
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$489
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$928
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$523
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$465
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$487
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$813
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$565
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$492