Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$227
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
14
66
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 22% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8435th and 7204th ($533 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 9205th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2007

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$628
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$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
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$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488