Asmara vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$212
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
50
😀 Quality of life
17
52
🏙️ Population
963K
1.57M

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8513th and 7596th ($498 vs $606) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 9076th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$2132

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
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$1810
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$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698