Asmara vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$227
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$1674
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
70
😀 Quality of life
14
81
🏙️ Population
963K
56.8K

The cost of living in Asmara is 63% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8435th and 4118th ($533 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Cyprus, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 9205th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$8498

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$499
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$500
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$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
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$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
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$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769