Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$228
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
27
60
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8485th and 6443rd ($524 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1838

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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$722
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$716
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$706
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$706
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$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
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$689
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$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
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$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
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$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
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$693
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$659
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$550
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$615
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$542
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$472
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$627
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$468
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$564
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$670
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$607
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$575
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$578
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$462
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$559
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$453
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$470
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$474
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$689
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$513
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$554
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$518
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$603
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