Asmara vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	27	97
🏙️ Population	963K	644K

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8486th and 1085th ($520 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Denmark, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 8455th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Copenhagen

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	Asmara	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$14686

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452