Asmara vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	27	99
🏙️ Population	963K	8.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 84% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8486th and 58th ($520 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in London. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8455th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs London

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	Asmara	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009