Asmara vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$224	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	19
😀 Quality of life	27	75
🏙️ Population	963K	630K

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8486th and 4672nd ($520 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Eritrea and Italy, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 8455th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Palermo

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	Asmara	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159