Asmara vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$222
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$2662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
9
43
😀 Quality of life
18
86
🏙️ Population
963K
886K

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 8533rd and 2937th ($531 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Eritrea and France, respectively. Check Eritrea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 9169th and 430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Marseille

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Asmara Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$10658

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649