Ankara vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$439
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$397
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
73
27
🏙️ Population
5.8M
963K

The cost of living in Ankara is 73% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 6106th and 8485th ($907 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Eritrea, respectively. Check Turkey vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.8 months in Asmara. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 1608th and 8376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
12.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$81.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$2898

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$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