Asmara vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$2087
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$4665
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$2248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
14
90
🏙️ Population
963K
1.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8435th and 1764th ($533 vs $2087) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 9205th and 229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Barcelona

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Asmara Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$5.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$1063
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$2298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$6508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$4968
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$57.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$15137

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$1746
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$2170
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$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
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$1318
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$1703