Asmara vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$222
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
47
😀 Quality of life
18
55
🏙️ Population
963K
1.57M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8262nd ($531 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 9169th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Shiraz

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Asmara Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1920

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
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$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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39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
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$523
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$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
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$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
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$711
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$1923
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$635
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$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698