Asmara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	14	100
🏙️ Population	963K	5.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8435th and 1249th ($533 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Australia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9205th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Melbourne

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	Asmara	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$22799

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988