Asmara vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	98
😀 Quality of life	27	90
🏙️ Population	963K	3.42M

The cost of living in Asmara is 71% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8486th and 2443rd ($520 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 8455th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Madrid

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	Asmara	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522