Asmara vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$224	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$653
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	40
😀 Quality of life	27	63
🏙️ Population	963K	573K

The cost of living in Asmara is 26% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8486th and 6866th ($520 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Morocco, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 8455th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Rabat

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	Asmara	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$5394

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430