Asmara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1741
🏠 One person rent
$228
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$705
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$32.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
27
51
🏙️ Population
963K
1.15M

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8485th and 6863rd ($524 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 8376th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bishkek

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Asmara Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
18.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$6.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$1.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$6319

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$490
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530