Asmara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$228	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	27	92
🏙️ Population	963K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8485th and 1258th ($524 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 8376th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asmara	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$22908

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156