Asmara vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$3747
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	66
😀 Quality of life	27	97
🏙️ Population	963K	2.71M

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8486th and 1792nd ($520 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Eritrea and Australia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 8455th and 7th 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	$3.04	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$7949

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645