Asmara vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2838
🏠 One person rent
$224
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$797
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$2181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
72
😀 Quality of life
27
89
🏙️ Population
963K
3.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 8486th and 5092nd ($520 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Eritrea and South Korea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 8455th and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Busan

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Asmara Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$13395

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$505
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$838
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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
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$1131
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$486
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$542
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$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
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$860
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$503
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$718
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$518
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$998
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$887
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$1030
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$1059
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$924
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$983
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$901
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$991
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$1388
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$1054
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$995
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$1115
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$903
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$988
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$1002
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$989
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$992
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$977
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$1059
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$987
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$902
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$880
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$1000
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$979
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$854
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$1101
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$964
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$891
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$916
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$992
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