Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$224
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$264
😷 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 8486th and 6486th ($520 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 8455th and 5221st 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
$3.04
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$1951

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AsmaraTehran

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
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$943
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$505
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$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
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$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
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$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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$714
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$710
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$700
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$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
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$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
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$458
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$554
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$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
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$562
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$552
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$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
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$443
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$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
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$685
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$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
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$513
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$598
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$510