Asmara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$227
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
66
😀 Quality of life
14
88
🏙️ Population
963K
1.25M

The cost of living in Asmara is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8435th and 4204th ($533 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9205th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$6883

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$2521
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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
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$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483