Asmara vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$227	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	14	99
🏙️ Population	963K	8.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 86% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8435th and 8th ($533 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in London. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9205th and 5th 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	$3.14	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165