Asmara vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$227
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$3458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
14
91
🏙️ Population
963K
196K

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 8435th and 1913th ($533 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Belgium, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 9205th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$22658

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$498
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818