Asmara vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$227
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
72
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
963K
2.95M

The cost of living in Asmara is 39% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8435th and 6330th ($533 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 9205th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$7835

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
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$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
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$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561