Asmara vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$212
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
17
63
🏙️ Population
963K
527K

The cost of living in Asmara is 34% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8513th and 6533rd ($498 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 9076th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$4244

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$1061
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$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$563
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$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
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$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116