Asmara vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$4484
🏠 One person rent	$212	$979
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$1846
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	92
😀 Quality of life	17	94
🏙️ Population	963K	619K

The cost of living in Asmara is 72% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 8513th and 2414th ($498 vs $1776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Eritrea and Germany, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Dusseldorf. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Dusseldorf ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 9076th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Dusseldorf

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	Asmara	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$900
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$7136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$6071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$57.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$8.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$21567

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Cities near Asmara

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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1420
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1575
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1458
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1562
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1320
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1454
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1488
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1556
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1370
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1387
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1395
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1511
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1402
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1476
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1551
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1778
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1426
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1397
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1276
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1484
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1519
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1505
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1388
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1267
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1405
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1389
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1752