Asmara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$228
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
27
74
🏙️ Population
963K
13M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8485th and 5091st ($524 vs $1075) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$11652

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
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$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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$736
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$743
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$797
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$583
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$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
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$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
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$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
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$639
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$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
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$457
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$419
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$298
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$682
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$447
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$415
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$467
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$376
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$514
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$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
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$451
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$541