Asmara vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$227
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$598
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
42
😀 Quality of life
14
68
🏙️ Population
963K
1.08M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8435th and 6947th ($533 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 9205th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Nur-Sultan

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Asmara Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5235

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525