Asmara vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$212
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$961
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
8
😀 Quality of life
15
49
🏙️ Population
963K
24.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 69% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8615th and 3452nd ($513 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9202nd and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Victoria

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Asmara Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$8750

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$481
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$484
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$483
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$748
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$947
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$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$499
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$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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$721
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$1603
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$1196
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$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
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$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
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$820
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$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
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$540
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$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415