Asmara vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$222
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
9
5
😀 Quality of life
18
45
🏙️ Population
963K
115K

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8957th ($531 vs $412) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 9169th and 7238th 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
$3.29
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.73
🥤 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
$218
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$633

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
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$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285