Asmara vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$228
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
27
66
🏙️ Population
963K
418K

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8485th and 5025th ($524 vs $1086) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Albania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 8376th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$5212

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
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$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
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$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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$936
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$787
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$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
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$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
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$1036
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$571
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$1251
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$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050