Asmara vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$227	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	64
😀 Quality of life	14	64
🏙️ Population	963K	9.31M

The cost of living in Asmara is 13% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8435th and 8810th ($533 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Eritrea and India, respectively. Check Eritrea vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 9205th and 5455th 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	$3.14	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$2504

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302