Algiers vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Algiers	Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1283
🏠 One person rent	$170	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$316	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.5	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$313	$389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	8
😀 Quality of life	59	27
🏙️ Population	2.36M	963K

The cost of living in Algiers is 8% less expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 8756th and 8486th ($478 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Algeria and Eritrea, respectively. Check Algeria vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Algiers compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Algiers ranked 1st best city to live in Algeria vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 5457th and 8455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Algiers vs Asmara

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	Algiers	Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$0.89	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$118	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.7	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.2	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	12.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.39	$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.13	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.47	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.48	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.81	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.6	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.4	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.9	$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3053	$2756

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Algiers

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Blida	$407
63 km or 39 mi	Medea	$336
89 km or 55 mi	Tizi Ouzou	$395
168 km or 105 mi	Chlef	$331
172 km or 107 mi	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$345
179 km or 111 mi	M'Sila	$362
179 km or 111 mi	Bejaia	$364
220 km or 137 mi	Setif	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Tiaret	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Djelfa	$357
241 km or 150 mi	Jijel	$410
245 km or 152 mi	El Eulma	$390
252 km or 157 mi	Relizane	$436
277 km or 172 mi	Ibiza	$2528
282 km or 175 mi	Mostaganem	$504
311 km or 193 mi	Batna	$391
312 km or 194 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
321 km or 199 mi	Constantine	$477
323 km or 200 mi	Biskra	$399
331 km or 206 mi	Laghouat	$387
337 km or 209 mi	Calp	$1480
340 km or 211 mi	Saida	$400
342 km or 213 mi	Skikda	$476
342 km or 213 mi	Benidorm	$1356
346 km or 215 mi	Denia	$1406
352 km or 219 mi	Oran	$465
357 km or 222 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
358 km or 222 mi	Alicante	$1300
362 km or 225 mi	Mahon	$1470
365 km or 227 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
369 km or 230 mi	Cartagena	$1068
370 km or 230 mi	Elche	$1154
374 km or 233 mi	Gandia	$1030
376 km or 233 mi	Sidi Bel Abbes	$406
382 km or 237 mi	Novelda	$1213
388 km or 241 mi	Elda	$1214
394 km or 245 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
395 km or 245 mi	Murcia	$1138
398 km or 247 mi	Mazarron	$1161
402 km or 250 mi	Villena	$1254

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764