Asmara vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$224	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	65
😀 Quality of life	27	66
🏙️ Population	963K	9.31M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8486th and 8802nd ($520 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 8455th and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Hyderabad, India

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	Asmara	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$2458

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304