Asmara vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$224	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	24
😀 Quality of life	27	78
🏙️ Population	963K	592K

The cost of living in Asmara is 64% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8486th and 3759th ($520 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8455th and 708th 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	$3.04	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449