Asmara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$228
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
8
92
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
963K
1.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8485th and 4643rd ($524 vs $1185) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8376th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$11060

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$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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$960
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$849
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$1018
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$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
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$1103
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$827
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$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
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$837
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$745
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$1234
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$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090