Asmara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3612
🏠 One person rent
$222
$750
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1301
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1697
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
9
92
😀 Quality of life
18
81
🏙️ Population
963K
1.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4163rd ($531 vs $1469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Hungary, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Budapest. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 9169th and 680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Budapest

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Asmara Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$63.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$13.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$76.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$15168

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$1169
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$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
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$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
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$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
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$866
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$850
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$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196