Asmara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$7736
🏠 One person rent
$231
$1645
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$3069
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$871
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$6803
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
78
😀 Quality of life
17
97
🏙️ Population
963K
436K

The cost of living in Asmara is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8273rd and 40th ($522 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Switzerland, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.3 months in Zurich. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 9072nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$7.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$4.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$3663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
1.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$12044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$39.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$52.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$43.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$125
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$2991
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$25254

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$2510
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2540
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2510
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2514
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2711
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2502
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2507
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2412
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$2576
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2508
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$2661
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$2622
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$2967
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2492
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2318
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2374
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1298
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2310
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2513
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2456
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2617
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2507
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1304
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1301
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2503
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1696
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1298
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2167
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1302
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1297
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$2532
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1363
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1300
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2490
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1265
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1216
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1353
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2034
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2517