Asmara vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
86
😀 Quality of life
15
94
🏙️ Population
963K
2.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8615th and 1059th ($513 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 9202nd and 46th 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
$3.14
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$22670

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$2233
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$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
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$1706
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$2046
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$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053