Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2242
🏠 One person rent
$231
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$986
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 37% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6091st ($522 vs $833) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9072nd and 4832nd 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
$2.7
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$13.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$20.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
20.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$2122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$4.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$4.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$7.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$48.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$1787

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$696
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$693
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$636
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$695
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$699
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$694
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$696
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$694
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$686
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$686
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$688
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$689
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$699
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$792
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$836
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$688
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$686
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$504
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$689
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$694
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$1123
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$1151
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$450
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$568
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$690
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$631
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$690
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$594
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$898
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$932
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$447
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$515
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$558
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$664
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$692
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$689
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$688
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$694