Asmara vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asmara	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$354	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.3	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	9	100
😀 Quality of life	15	100
🏙️ Population	963K	5.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8615th and 829th ($513 vs $2543) 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 9202nd 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	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3926	$22313

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$481
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$484
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$748
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$947
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$923
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$931
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$476
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$871
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$976
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$873
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$475
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$532
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$476
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$497
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$488
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1124
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$478
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$563
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$564
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$864
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$890
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$803
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1031
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$809
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1210
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$834
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$788
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1050
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$521
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1045

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132