Asmara vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2771
🏠 One person rent
$231
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1293
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1279
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
17
82
🏙️ Population
963K
1.86M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8273rd and 4284th ($522 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Poland, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 9072nd and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Warsaw

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Asmara Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$546
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1024
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$7.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$5.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$76.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$10796

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Distance City Cost of living
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$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$816
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$812
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$811
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$810
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$802
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$724
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$811
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$804
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$813
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$905
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$771
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$748
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$580
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$816
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$812
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$877
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$705
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$811
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$875
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$797
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$472
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$785
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$776
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$795
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$813
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$753
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$817
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$708
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$697
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1900
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$992
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$801
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$813
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$667
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$801
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$673
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$729
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$427