Abu Dhabi vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$382
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	8
😀 Quality of life	84	30
🏙️ Population	1.57M	963K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 260% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 2282nd and 8474th ($1915 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Eritrea, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 427th and 8482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Asmara

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	Abu Dhabi	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$887
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$79.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$3222

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$499
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$497
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$808
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1017
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$986
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$958
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$846
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1015
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$912
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1013
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$904
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$493
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$556
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$493
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$517
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$507
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1134
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$495
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$556
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$558
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$558
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$859
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$907
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1008
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$918
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1115
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$933
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1255
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1139
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$882
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$512
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1131
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$514
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1134