Asmara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$228
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
76
😀 Quality of life
27
55
🏙️ Population
963K
1.59M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8485th and 6711th ($524 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Eritrea and Iran, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 8376th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$886

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559