Asmara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$4580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	14	93
🏙️ Population	963K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 76% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8435th and 1375th ($533 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 2 months in Houston. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 9205th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Houston

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	Asmara	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$23708

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233