Asmara vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$2889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$5783
🏠 One person rent
$231
$2001
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$2982
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$4060
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
17
77
🏙️ Population
963K
793K

The cost of living in Asmara is 82% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8273rd and 60th ($522 vs $2889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Hempstead. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hempstead ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 9072nd and 673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$7.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$1811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$3072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2702
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
5.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$7.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$22.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$8.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$5.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$10.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$1093
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$11107

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$485
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$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

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$2372
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$2011
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2024
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2052
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2017
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2020
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2049
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2398
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2002
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2012
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2011
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2012
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2047
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2034
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$2960
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2139
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$3723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2146
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$2199
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2021
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$2221
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2008
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2017
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2611
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2208
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2115
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3115
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2012
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2016
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2185
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$2360
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$2308
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2404
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2008
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2483
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$1992
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2013
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2013
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2006
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$2132