Asmara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$222
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
82
😀 Quality of life
18
96
🏙️ Population
963K
449K

The cost of living in Asmara is 86% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8533rd and 13th ($531 vs $3784) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 9169th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zurich

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Asmara Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$24322

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
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$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171