Asmara vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$224	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	8	27
😀 Quality of life	27	62
🏙️ Population	963K	149K

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8486th and 6387th ($520 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Mauritius, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 8455th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asmara	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552