Asmara vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$224	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	8	92
😀 Quality of life	27	79
🏙️ Population	963K	1.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 8486th and 4777th ($520 vs $1109) 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 1.1 months in Budapest. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 8455th and 618th 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	$3.04	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$11151

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039