Asmara vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$2947
🏠 One person rent	$228	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1110
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	8	89
😀 Quality of life	27	74
🏙️ Population	963K	5.68M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 8485th and 5738th ($524 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Thailand, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 8376th and 1355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bangkok

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	Asmara	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$13758

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783