Asmara vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	93
😀 Quality of life	27	98
🏙️ Population	963K	2.14M

The cost of living in Asmara is 75% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8486th and 1654th ($520 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eritrea and Australia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 8455th and 6th 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	$3.04	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645