Asmara vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$224	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	8	45
😀 Quality of life	27	76
🏙️ Population	963K	4.7M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8486th and 4650th ($520 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8455th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Jeddah

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	Asmara	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486