Asmara vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$227
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
14
49
🏙️ Population
963K
1.29M

The cost of living in Asmara is 17% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8435th and 8852nd ($533 vs $455) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9205th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$919

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$499
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$500
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$971
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$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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$350
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$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
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$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
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$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161