Asmara vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	17	94
🏙️ Population	963K	2.15M

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8513th and 1216th ($498 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and France, respectively. Check Eritrea vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9076th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Paris

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	Asmara	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$16502

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381