Asmara vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$224
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
27
56
🏙️ Population
963K
1.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 39% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8486th and 6234th ($520 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Eritrea and Turkey, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 8455th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$7315

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$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$665
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$578
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$587
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$653
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$612
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$593
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$495
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$948
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$723
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$492
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$650
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$617
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$652
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$663
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$655
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$672
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$645
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$663
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$627
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$621
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$698
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$959
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$607
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$661
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$544
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$846
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$406
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$492
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$699
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$617
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$691
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$616
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$664
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$644
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$760
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$683