Asmara vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$224	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1094
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	90
😀 Quality of life	27	78
🏙️ Population	963K	643K

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 8486th and 4281st ($520 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Greece, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 8455th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Athens

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	Asmara	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9915

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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

Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150