Asmara vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1555
🏠 One person rent
$231
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$528
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$476
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
50
😀 Quality of life
17
58
🏙️ Population
963K
639K

The cost of living in Asmara is 18% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8273rd and 7357th ($522 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Moldova, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9072nd and 5584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$8.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$3.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$3450

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$451
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$452
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$458
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$364
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$451
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$452
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$695
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$656
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$405
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$575
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$475
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$451
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$487
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$516
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$699
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$669
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$649
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$587
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$527
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$629
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$627
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$592
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$389
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$523
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$610
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$452
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$522
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$374
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$800
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$628
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$384
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$395
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$620
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$794
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$658
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$390
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$593
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$502
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$670
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$620