Asmara vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$228
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
27
54
🏙️ Population
963K
2.96M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8485th and 6377th ($524 vs $816) 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 0.8 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 8376th and 5908th 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
$2.97
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$9093

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
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$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
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$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
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$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838