Asmara vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	27	82
🏙️ Population	963K	546K

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8486th and 2671st ($520 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 8455th and 475th 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	$3.04	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112