Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$222
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$632
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
963K
2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 37% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6618th ($531 vs $836) 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 0.2 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 9169th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Minsk

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Asmara Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$12897

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882