Asmara vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$228
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
27
26
🏙️ Population
963K
6.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 43% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8485th and 6082nd ($524 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Myanmar, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 8376th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Yangon

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Asmara Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$10024

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$513
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$799
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$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
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$1096
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$895
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$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
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$491
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
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$554
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$553
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
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$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
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$1123
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$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$783
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$792
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$612
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$564
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$690
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$742
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$655
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$559
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$674
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$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
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$570
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$739
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$664
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$759
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$613
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$613
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$994
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$787
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$786
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$588
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$676
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$769
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$758
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$800
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$564
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$773
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$325
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$1168
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$555
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$1174
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$608
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$1251
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$703
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$599
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$312
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$633
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