Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$212
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
62
😀 Quality of life
17
67
🏙️ Population
963K
2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 23% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8513th and 7206th ($498 vs $649) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9076th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760