Asmara vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
9
96
😀 Quality of life
15
72
🏙️ Population
963K
13.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 69% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8615th and 3277th ($513 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 9202nd and 2774th 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
$3.14
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$20160

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
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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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$1084
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$1077
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$1014
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$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
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$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
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$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
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$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
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$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
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$669
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$834
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$614
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$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
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$746
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$749