Asmara vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$224
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$953
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$53.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
58
😀 Quality of life
27
67
🏙️ Population
963K
1.12M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 8486th and 5394th ($520 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Georgia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 8455th and 3528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$9.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$2054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$7.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$83
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$5278

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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
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$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
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$1131
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$486
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
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$503
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$718
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$583
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$697
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$833
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$692
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$711
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$633
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$1094
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$1071
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$481
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$1199
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$990
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$658
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$568
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$1081
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$608
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$607
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$565
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$583
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$618
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$627
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$788
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$618
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$570
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$535
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$812
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$553
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$967
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$574
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$961
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$676
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$760
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$419
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$562
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$553
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$615
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