Asmara vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$227	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	14	98
🏙️ Population	963K	2.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 77% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8435th and 1191st ($533 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 9205th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Perth

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	Asmara	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736