Asmara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$212
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
73
🏙️ Population
963K
12.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8513th and 5167th ($498 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Russia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9076th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$10868

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$800
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$1061
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$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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$658
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$732
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$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
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$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
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$596
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$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
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$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
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$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
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$542
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$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
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$517