Asmara vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$224
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$871
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$1394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
963K
1.4M

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8486th and 5261st ($520 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 8455th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$6749

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$481
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$1131
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$542
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$905
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$877
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$908
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$588
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$612
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$772
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$595
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$891
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$463
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$619
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$682
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$537
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$623
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$930
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$629
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$663
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$1028
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