Asmara vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$2883
🏠 One person rent
$231
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$1791
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
17
79
🏙️ Population
963K
579K

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8273rd and 3970th ($522 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malaga ranked 10th in Spain, while ranked 9072nd and 459th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$4058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$5.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$59.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$71.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$8952

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$485
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$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1381
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1108
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1352
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1118
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1460
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1109
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$893
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$856
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1107
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1112
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1112
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$1043
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$985
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1109
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1232
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$936
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1107
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1234
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1111
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1062
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$845
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1106
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$986
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1104
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$900
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1135
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$918
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$429
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1134
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1195
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$585
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1108
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1172
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1030
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1018
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1102
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$1024
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$391