Asmara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1124
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$212
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$963
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
8
92
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
963K
1.71M

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8513th and 4647th ($498 vs $1124) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Budapest. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 9076th and 485th 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
$2.87
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$3734
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$10141

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$915
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$824
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$968
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$858
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$860
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$873
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$857
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$736
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$806
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$706
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$801
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$675
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$852
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1238
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$829
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$769
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1125
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1476
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$767
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$755
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$1041
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$888
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1073
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$695
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$719
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$901
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$764
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$777
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1197
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$1269
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$737
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$767
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$835
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1149
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1040