Asmara vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$222
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$298
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$60
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$799
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
23
😀 Quality of life
18
60
🏙️ Population
963K
1.37M

The cost of living in Asmara is 32% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8533rd and 6818th ($531 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1 months in Samsun. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Samsun ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 9169th and 5950th 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
$3.29
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$516
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
48.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$3447

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$498
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$703
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$769
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$702
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$988
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$662
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$670
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$694
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$688
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$746
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$766
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$730
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$673
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$732
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$755
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$676
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$702
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$708
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$552
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$599
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$765
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$1027
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$615
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$673
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$598
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$985
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$807
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$595
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$769
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$761
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$755
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$705
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$743
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$654
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$621
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$802
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$907