Asmara vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$228
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
51
😀 Quality of life
27
57
🏙️ Population
963K
639K

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8485th and 6200th ($524 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Moldova, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$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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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900