Asmara vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$212
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
17
83
🏙️ Population
963K
1.86M

The cost of living in Asmara is 66% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8513th and 3564th ($498 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 9076th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$11854

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$1238
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$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
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$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
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$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385