Asmara vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$228
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
27
64
🏙️ Population
963K
2.95M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8485th and 6450th ($524 vs $795) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 8376th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$7166

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$935
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$513
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$799
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$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
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$934
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$584
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$555
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
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$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
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$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
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$626
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$527
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$420
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$422
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$529
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$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
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$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
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$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
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$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
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$576
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$806
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$487
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$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
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$876
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$375
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$491
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$450
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$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
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$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
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$1131
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$457
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$873
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$451
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$516
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$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563