Asmara vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asmara	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$212	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$354	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.3	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	9	99
😀 Quality of life	15	93
🏙️ Population	963K	3.9M

The cost of living in Asmara is 85% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8615th and 62nd ($513 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 9202nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Los Angeles

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	Asmara	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3926	$23685

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$481
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$484
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$748
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$947
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$923
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$931
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$476
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$871
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$976
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$873
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$475
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$532
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$476
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$497
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$488
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1124
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$478
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$563
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$564
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$864
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$890
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$803
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1031
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$809
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1210
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$834
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$788
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1050
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$521
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1045

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000