Asmara vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asmara	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$531	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1266	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	9	100
😀 Quality of life	18	95
🏙️ Population	963K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8533rd and 1354th ($531 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 9169th and 16th 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	$3.29	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.5	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3558	$22380

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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	$497
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$498
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$810
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$931
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1017
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1022
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$491
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$902
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$893
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$491
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$551
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$492
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1104
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$494
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$571
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$865
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$906
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$819
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1107
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$832
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1209
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$848
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$800
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$526
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1153
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$509
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1152

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221