Asmara vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	17	82
🏙️ Population	963K	546K

The cost of living in Asmara is 71% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8513th and 2695th ($498 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Portugal, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 9076th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lisbon

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	Asmara	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$14616

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202