Asmara vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$224	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	15
😀 Quality of life	27	47
🏙️ Population	963K	886K

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8486th and 4967th ($520 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8455th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Tabuk

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	Asmara	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$8574

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028