Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$228
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
62
😀 Quality of life
27
67
🏙️ Population
963K
1.99M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8485th and 6834th ($524 vs $717) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$10290

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
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$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
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$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
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$795