Asmara vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$224
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
20
😀 Quality of life
27
45
🏙️ Population
963K
1.29M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8486th and 8801st ($520 vs $464) 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 0.7 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 8455th and 6545th 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
$3.04
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$1187

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71 km or 44 mi Keren
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270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
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$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
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$368
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$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
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$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
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$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
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$1019
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$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
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$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058