Asmara vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$212
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
45
😀 Quality of life
17
55
🏙️ Population
963K
2.86M

The cost of living in Asmara is 37% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8513th and 6424th ($498 vs $785) 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 0.5 months in Tashkent. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 9076th and 5942nd 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
$2.87
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.19
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$8199

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$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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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935