Asmara vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asmara Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$222
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
9
45
😀 Quality of life
18
68
🏙️ Population
963K
1.08M

The cost of living in Asmara is 28% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8533rd and 7085th ($531 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 9169th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Asmara vs Nur-Sultan

Prices for goods and services in Asmara and Nur-Sultan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asmara Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$6043

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$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
$1152

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537