Asmara vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3968
🏠 One person rent
$212
$1002
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$1727
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$483
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1960
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
9
24
😀 Quality of life
15
80
🏙️ Population
963K
599K

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8615th and 3191st ($513 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malaga ranked 25th in Spain, while ranked 9202nd and 690th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Malaga

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Asmara Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$88.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$5104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$3819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$99.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$10558

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$481
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499