Asmara vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$231
$907
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$2186
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
7
😀 Quality of life
17
59
🏙️ Population
963K
26.5K

The cost of living in Asmara is 66% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2663rd ($522 vs $1546) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Victoria. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9072nd and 5497th 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
$2.7
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$45.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$682
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1939
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$121
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$21.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$89.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$3886

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$840
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$1507
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$509
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$510
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$603
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$502
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$348
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$657
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$636
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$775
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$711
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$647
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$683
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$567
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$590
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$702
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$963
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$833
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1355
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$664
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$625
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1265
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$633
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1214
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1222
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1262
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1220
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1312
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1261
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1222
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1232
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1253
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1170
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$378
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1030
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$687
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$725
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$801
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$412
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$412