Asmara vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$2702
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$6288
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1727
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$5400
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
27
80
🏙️ Population
963K
793K

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8485th and 440th ($524 vs $2702) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 384th 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 2 months in Hempstead. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hempstead ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 8376th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$1481
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$2592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$65.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$8270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$5.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$1901
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$21852

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$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
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Uniondale
$2578
4.9 km or 3 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Freeport
$2577
6.5 km or 4 mi North Hempstead
$2623
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Merrick
$2572
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Valley Stream
$2715
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Levittown
$2517
11 km or 7.1 mi Oyster Bay
$2615
13 km or 8 mi Massapequa
$2566
14 km or 8.6 mi Long Beach
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Glen Cove
$2751
21 km or 13 mi Lindenhurst
$2219
24 km or 15 mi Huntington
$2982
24 km or 15 mi Babylon
$2117
27 km or 17 mi New Rochelle
$3108
27 km or 17 mi Astoria
$2510
27 km or 17 mi New York City
$4051
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
31 km or 20 mi East Northport
$3659
32 km or 20 mi Eastchester
$2834
34 km or 21 mi Yonkers
$3050
34 km or 21 mi Port Chester
$2759
34 km or 21 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
34 km or 21 mi Fort Lee
$2165
34 km or 21 mi West New York
$2634
35 km or 22 mi Harrison
$2732
35 km or 22 mi Hoboken
$3280
35 km or 22 mi North Bergen
$2611
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2857
36 km or 22 mi Islip
$2459
36 km or 22 mi Greenwich
$3498
38 km or 23 mi Jersey
$3002
38 km or 24 mi Smithtown
$2342
39 km or 24 mi Secaucus
$2701
40 km or 25 mi White Plains
$2888
40 km or 25 mi Teaneck
$2641
40 km or 25 mi Bergenfield
$2586
41 km or 25 mi Greenburgh
$2755
42 km or 26 mi Hackensack
$2590
42 km or 26 mi Bayonne
$3168