Asmara vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$227
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
89
😀 Quality of life
14
98
🏙️ Population
963K
5.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8435th and 109th ($533 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Singapore, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 9205th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Singapore City

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Asmara Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$29519

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$903
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$560
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$522
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$512
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$1116
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$500
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$559
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$560
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$860
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$586
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$557
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$918
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$879
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$896
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$1155
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$910
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$1289
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$517
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$643
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$519
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$552
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$584
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$609
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$866
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$731
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$681
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$444
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$704
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$598
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$657
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$488
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$390
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$563
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$552
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$443
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$411
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$472
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