Asmara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$228
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
5
😀 Quality of life
27
50
🏙️ Population
963K
115K

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8485th and 9013th ($524 vs $387) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8376th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$691

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
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$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
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$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284