Asmara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$224	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	8	5
😀 Quality of life	27	34
🏙️ Population	963K	115K

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8486th and 8915th ($520 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Bhutan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8455th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Thimphu

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	Asmara	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$666

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$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
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300