Asmara vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$224	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	46
😀 Quality of life	27	55
🏙️ Population	963K	2.96M

The cost of living in Asmara is 39% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8486th and 6253rd ($520 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 8455th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Tashkent

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	Asmara	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9301

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$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

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785