Asmara vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$3764
🏠 One person rent
$231
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1451
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$432
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1989
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
97
😀 Quality of life
17
87
🏙️ Population
963K
1.64M

The cost of living in Asmara is 69% less expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 8273rd and 2417th ($522 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 9072nd and 188th 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
$2.7
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$5325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3302
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$5.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$11490

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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$1413
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1477
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1081
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1106
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1310
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1258
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1152
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1171
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1165
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1171
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1102
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1140
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1288
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$970
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1020
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1213
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1194
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1149
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1081
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1377
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1110
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1048
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$894
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1316
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1118
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$990
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1394
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1110
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1108
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1388
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1100
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1331
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$912
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$1902
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1333
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1319
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$1276