Asmara vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asmara	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$531	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1266	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	9	66
😀 Quality of life	18	98
🏙️ Population	963K	2.71M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8533rd and 1349th ($531 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Eritrea and Australia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9169th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Brisbane

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	Asmara	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.5	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3558	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894