Asmara vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$222
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
85
😀 Quality of life
18
70
🏙️ Population
963K
5.65M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5142nd ($531 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9169th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Saint Petersburg

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Asmara Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$12085

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
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$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

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$1108
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$1111
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$1492
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$748
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$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
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$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
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$1990
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$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
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$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
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$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606