Asmara vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$228
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
963K
586K

The cost of living in Asmara is 65% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8485th and 3616th ($524 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 8376th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$14939

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429