Asmara vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asmara Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$2116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1285
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2102
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
9
98
😀 Quality of life
18
90
🏙️ Population
963K
1.73M

The cost of living in Asmara is 75% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8533rd and 1722nd ($531 vs $2116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 9169th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Asmara vs Barcelona

Prices for goods and services in Asmara and Barcelona are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asmara Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$6.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1073
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$7050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$4924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$7.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$73
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$777
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$16675

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797