Asmara vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$222
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
9
23
😀 Quality of life
18
35
🏙️ Population
963K
1.29M

The cost of living in Asmara is 16% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8862nd ($531 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Libya, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9169th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Tripoli

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Asmara Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1048

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
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$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198