Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$212
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
9
59
😀 Quality of life
15
68
🏙️ Population
963K
2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 44% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8615th and 6121st ($513 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 9202nd and 4446th 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
$3.14
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$14758

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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Distance City Cost of living
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$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853