Ankara vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$501
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$114
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
9
😀 Quality of life
75
15
🏙️ Population
5.8M
963K

The cost of living in Ankara is 101% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 5311th and 8615th ($1033 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Turkey and Eritrea, respectively. Check Turkey vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 1642nd and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Asmara

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Ankara Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$3926

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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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