Asmara vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asmara	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$531	$2302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1266	$5175
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1280
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2205
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95	$3706
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	9	100
😀 Quality of life	18	95
🏙️ Population	963K	3.78M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 8533rd and 1275th ($531 vs $2302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Berlin ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 9169th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Berlin

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	Asmara	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$952
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$1711
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$208
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$8913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$6080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$68.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.5	$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3558	$10963

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474