Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$222
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
18
64
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 17% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7642nd ($531 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9169th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Tehran

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Asmara Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2262

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$810
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$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$592
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$591
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$602
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$601
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$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
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$502
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$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
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$494
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$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
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$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
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$659
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$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
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$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
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$488