Asmara vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
66
😀 Quality of life
17
95
🏙️ Population
963K
2.36M

The cost of living in Asmara is 79% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8513th and 930th ($498 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Brisbane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 9076th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$8728

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
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$1061
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$959
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$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
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$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
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$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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$1785
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$1881
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$2011
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$2152
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$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
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$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
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$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
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$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
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$1723
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$2604
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$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
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$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
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$1707
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$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
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$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
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$1693