Asmara vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$224	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$3142
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	46
😀 Quality of life	27	92
🏙️ Population	963K	675K

The cost of living in Asmara is 68% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8486th and 2959th ($520 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eritrea and Sweden, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 8455th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Gothenburg

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	Asmara	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.32
🥤 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	$215	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251