Asmara vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$227
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
49
😀 Quality of life
14
56
🏙️ Population
963K
1.57M

The cost of living in Asmara is 4% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8435th and 8247th ($533 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 9205th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2133

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
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$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
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$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719