Asmara vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$227
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$549
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
61
😀 Quality of life
14
69
🏙️ Population
963K
2M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8435th and 6924th ($533 vs $735) 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 9205th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$11271

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$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879