Asmara vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1954
🏠 One person rent
$227
$361
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
14
60
🏙️ Population
963K
1.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8435th and 6661st ($533 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Eritrea and Turkey, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Samsun. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 9205th and 5884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Samsun

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Asmara Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
44.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$60.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$3613

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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
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$728
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$779
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$720
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$1059
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$691
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$697
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$712
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$709
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$786
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$800
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$759
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$687
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$737
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$758
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$700
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$725
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$696
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$750
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$578
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$623
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$820
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1118
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$745
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$624
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$681
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$627
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$892
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$838
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$622
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$781
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$689
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$780
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$655
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$754
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$693
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$623
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$793
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$852