Asmara vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$222
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
61
😀 Quality of life
18
63
🏙️ Population
963K
1.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8722nd ($531 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Eritrea and Ukraine, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 9169th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kharkiv

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Asmara Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2953

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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
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$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
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$848
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$1269
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$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$516
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$630
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$505
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$567
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$682
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$748
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$644
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$637
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$465
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$639
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$528
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$549
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$485
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$761
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$724
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$476
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$492
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$696
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$599
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$529
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$557
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$705
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$597
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$686
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$500
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$697
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$893
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$759
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$882
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$487
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$545
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$534
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$414
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$680
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$905
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$637
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$759
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$562