Asmara vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$227
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1050
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$577
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
50
😀 Quality of life
14
69
🏙️ Population
963K
1.11M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 8435th and 4747th ($533 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Armenia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 9205th and 4402nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
15.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$3535
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$31.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$7136

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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$971
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$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1081
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1059
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$569
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$719
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$852
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$567
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$736
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$573
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$567
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$562
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$736
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$691
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$643
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$484
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1035
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$968
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$402
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$968
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$585
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$718
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$629
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$488
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$613
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$630
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$668
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$457
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$511
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$583
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$547
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$836
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$504
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$577
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$573
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$823
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$836
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$596