Asmara vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$227
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
14
72
🏙️ Population
963K
418K

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8435th and 4511th ($533 vs $1294) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 9205th and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5765

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
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$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973