Adelaide vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1266
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$95
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	50	9
😀 Quality of life	93	18
🏙️ Population	1.39M	963K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 340% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 1210th and 8533rd ($2338 vs $531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Eritrea, respectively. Check Australia vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 73rd and 9169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Asmara

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	Adelaide	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$15.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$26.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$61.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$94.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$3558

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$497
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$498
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$810
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$931
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1017
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1022
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$491
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$902
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$893
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$491
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$551
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$492
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1104
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$494
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$571
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$865
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$906
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$819
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1107
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$832
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1209
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$848
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$800
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$526
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1153
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$509
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1152