Asmara vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$228
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
8
43
😀 Quality of life
27
63
🏙️ Population
963K
527K

The cost of living in Asmara is 33% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8485th and 6502nd ($524 vs $785) 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8376th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4291

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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$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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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
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$1223
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$1043
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$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191