Asmara vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$212
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
15
64
🏙️ Population
963K
8.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 20% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8615th and 7691st ($513 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 9202nd and 5219th 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
$3.14
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$2402

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$484
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$947
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$923
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$872
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$499
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$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
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$561
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$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
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$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$584
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$590
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$587
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$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
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$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
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$533
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$504
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$448
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$565
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$359
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$474
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$612
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$523
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$487
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$461
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$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
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$408
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$439
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$401
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$664
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$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
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$469
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$561
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$466