Asmara vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2971
🏠 One person rent
$222
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$931
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1467
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
78
😀 Quality of life
18
84
🏙️ Population
963K
1.72M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4935th ($531 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Romania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9169th and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$16525

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$515
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$863
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$1022
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$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
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$551
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$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
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$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
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$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
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$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$800
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$724
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$831
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$758
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$777
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$970
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$695
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$666
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$1150
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$759
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$826
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$704
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$732
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$805
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$910
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$871
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$983
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$665
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$950
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$607
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$1099
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$1062
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$1132
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$644
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$840
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$716
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$916
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$844
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$864
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$841
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$738
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$872
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$773
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$683
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