Almaty vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Almaty | Asmara | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Almaty is 69% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 6143rd and 8486th ($881 vs $520) 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 0.7 months in Asmara. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 4016th and 8455th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Almaty | Asmara | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 68 km or 42 mi |  Cholpon-Ata | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Kant | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bishkek | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Naryn | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Toktogul | |
| 360 km or 224 mi |  Aksu | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Yining | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Talas | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Artux | |
| 413 km or 256 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Balkhash | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kashgar | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Taraz | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Bole | |
| 455 km or 283 mi | Osh | |
| 471 km or 293 mi |  Andijan | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Aral | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Namangan | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Margilan | |
| 530 km or 329 mi | Fergana | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Shymkent | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Tacheng | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Wusu | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Kuytun | |
| 664 km or 413 mi | Tashkent | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Istiklol | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Kentau | |
| 683 km or 424 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Karamay | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Buston | |
| 688 km or 427 mi | Khujand | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Turkistan | |
| 731 km or 454 mi | Hotan | |
| 742 km or 461 mi | Shihezi |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Massawa | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Keren | |
| 214 km or 133 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 270 km or 168 mi |  Kassala | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Gondar | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 437 km or 272 mi |  Al Hudaydah | |
| 448 km or 279 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Dessie | |
| 490 km or 304 mi | Zabid | |
| 498 km or 310 mi |  Abha | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Port Sudan | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Bareq | |
| 548 km or 340 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Sanaa | |
| 580 km or 361 mi | Sayyan | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Taiz | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Ibb | |
| 589 km or 366 mi | Atbara | |
| 596 km or 370 mi | Dhamar | |
| 600 km or 373 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Obock | |
| 606 km or 376 mi | Najran | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 633 km or 393 mi | Ad-Damazin | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Bisha | |
| 674 km or 419 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Mecca | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Khartoum | |
| 691 km or 429 mi | Jeddah | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Omdurman | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Kosti | |
| 717 km or 446 mi | Aden | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Harar | |
| 758 km or 471 mi |  Borama | |
| 788 km or 489 mi | Jijiga |