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Asmara vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 20.9% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 67.8% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 92.6% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 18.8% less in Asmara
Childcare: pay 91.0% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.8% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Asmara

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Asmara are more expensive than in Doha. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Asmara. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asmara.

Asmara vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Doha	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$18.14 ERN272.04	+120.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$5.99 ERN89.85	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$1.83 ERN27.50	+104.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$1.33 ERN20.00	+273.0%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 67.8% more for groceries

	Doha	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$0.50 ERN7.50	-68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$1.50 ERN22.50	-73.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$6.14 ERN92.11	-23.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$4.52 ERN67.80	+77.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$12.17 ERN182.57	+216.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$5.54 ERN83.16	+543.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.58 ERN8.69	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$0.86 ERN12.85	+27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$0.55 ERN8.32	-8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.80 ERN11.94	+87.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.48 ERN7.26	-14.3%
Average			+67.8%

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pay 92.6% more for transportation

	Doha	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$8.83 ERN132.49	+312.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$8.00 ERN120.00	-75.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+204.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$5.73 ERN85.99	-70.9%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Doha	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+127.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$21.03 ERN315.44	-72.3%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 91.0% less for childcare

	Doha	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$25.00 ERN375.00	-96.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-85.1%
Average			-91.0%

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pay 82.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$1.00 ERN15.00	-90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$0.77 ERN11.58	-85.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$2.00 ERN30.00	-69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$27.00 ERN405.00	-77.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$1.10 ERN16.50	-91.1%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Doha	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+106.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$95.00 ERN1,425.00
Average			+59.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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