Asmara vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$228
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
10
😀 Quality of life
27
12
🏙️ Population
963K
459K

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.7% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 8485th and 8522nd ($524 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and South Sudan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 8376th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Juba

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Asmara Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$3094

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$490
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$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
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
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$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745