Asmara vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asmara	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$212	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$354	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.3	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	9	100
😀 Quality of life	15	95
🏙️ Population	963K	8.8M

The cost of living in Asmara is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8615th and 4th ($513 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the United States, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9202nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs New York City

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	Asmara	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.87%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$788	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.37	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.1	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.95	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.62	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3926	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192