Asmara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$212
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
9
44
😀 Quality of life
15
53
🏙️ Population
963K
1.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 35% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8615th and 6825th ($513 vs $789) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Bishkek. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 9202nd and 6437th 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
$3.14
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$7494

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$481
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497