Asmara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$224
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
65
😀 Quality of life
27
83
🏙️ Population
963K
1.25M

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8486th and 3460th ($520 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8455th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$7169

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
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$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
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$943
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$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$2240
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$2379
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$1196
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$1540
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$1239
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$1844
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$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
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$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
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$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
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$1056
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$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
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$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
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$551
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$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
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$536