Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$212
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
61
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8513th and 6811th ($498 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9076th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$1883

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$885
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$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
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$524
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$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
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$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
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$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$655
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$655
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$651
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$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
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$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
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$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
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$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
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$502
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$561
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$511
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$576
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$569