Asmara vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
86
😀 Quality of life
27
93
🏙️ Population
963K
2.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8486th and 861st ($520 vs $2453) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8455th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$17118

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$505
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$838
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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
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$1131
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$486
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
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$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$2267
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$1946
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$2142
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$2432
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$1966
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$1554
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$2185
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$2019
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$1846
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$2017
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$1861
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$1771
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$1888
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$1899
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$1554
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$2009
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$2021
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$1992
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$2089
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$1849
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$1783
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$2013
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$2056
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$1977
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$2183
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$2107
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$2056
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$2145
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$1910
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$2082
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$1990
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