Ashgabat vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1268
🏠 One person rent
$893
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
8
😀 Quality of life
49
14
🏙️ Population
1.03M
963K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 244% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 2595th and 8435th ($1833 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Eritrea, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 6667th and 9205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Asmara

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Ashgabat Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$400
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$3125

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169