Asmara vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$4219
🏠 One person rent
$228
$1118
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1805
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$2221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
98
😀 Quality of life
27
88
🏙️ Population
963K
1.66M

The cost of living in Asmara is 72% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8485th and 2198th ($524 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8376th and 238th 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
$2.97
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$11932

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$490
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$492
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$491
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$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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$1635
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$1914
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$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
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$1309
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$1688
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$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
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$1391
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$1783
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$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
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$1094
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$1344
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$1548
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$1209
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$1456
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$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
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$1551
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$1330
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$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
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$1399
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$1581