Asmara vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$224	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	30
😀 Quality of life	27	43
🏙️ Population	963K	6.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8486th and 6863rd ($520 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Myanmar, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8455th and 6707th 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	$3.04	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$15505

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625