Asmara vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$227
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$699
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
8
44
😀 Quality of life
14
57
🏙️ Population
963K
1.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 8435th and 6893rd ($533 vs $743) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 9205th and 6164th 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
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5611

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$498
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475