Asmara vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
86
😀 Quality of life
18
95
🏙️ Population
963K
2.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8533rd and 897th ($531 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Canada, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9169th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Toronto

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Asmara Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$20314

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$497
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
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$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
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$551
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$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
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$2309
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$2357
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$2520
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$2222
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$2151
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$2360
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$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
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$1605
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$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
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$2046
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$2089
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$1910
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$1897
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$1950
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$2073
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$1801
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$2073
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$2083
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$2075
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$2087
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$1480
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$1901
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$2136
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$2144
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$1999
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$2277
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$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
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$2173
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$1992
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$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
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$1870
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$2035
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