Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$231
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
60
😀 Quality of life
17
68
🏙️ Population
963K
2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 29% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8273rd and 6435th ($522 vs $739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Belarus, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9072nd and 3329th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$33.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
19.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$7.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$6561

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$484
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$414
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$473
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1242
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$488
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$800
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$375
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$519
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$757
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$710
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$427
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$716
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$969
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$478
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$826
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$736
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$588
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$801
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$875
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$580
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$472
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$813
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$716
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$803
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$431
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$771
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$744
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$411
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$390
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$723
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$802
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1080
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$811
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$372
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$817
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1166
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$742
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$740
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$706