Asmara vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$224	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	82
😀 Quality of life	27	91
🏙️ Population	963K	548K

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 8486th and 2608th ($520 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 8455th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hanover

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	Asmara	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$26877

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421