Asmara vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$4554
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1085
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$1927
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$3070
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
17
89
🏙️ Population
963K
189K

The cost of living in Asmara is 73% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 8513th and 2147th ($498 vs $1869) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 9076th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Brussels

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Asmara Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$23098

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$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
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650