Asmara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$222
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
18
72
🏙️ Population
963K
13.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 67% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3728th ($531 vs $1585) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9169th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Moscow

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Asmara Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$17546

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$497
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$1017
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$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
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$978
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$989
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$971
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$891
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$957
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$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
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$950
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$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
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$905
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$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
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$686
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$749
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$589
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$597
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$578
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$940
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$595
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$680
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$682
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$724
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$335
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$748
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$567
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$505
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$622
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$773
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$585
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$545
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$516
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$757
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$791