Almaty vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$531
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
9
😀 Quality of life
70
15
🏙️ Population
2.23M
963K

The cost of living in Almaty is 98% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 5468th and 8615th ($1014 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Eritrea, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 3901st and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$3926

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045