Asmara vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$3346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	84
😀 Quality of life	27	94
🏙️ Population	963K	1.91M

The cost of living in Asmara is 74% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8486th and 1818th ($520 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8455th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hamburg City

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	Asmara	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321