Asmara vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$227	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	56
😀 Quality of life	14	44
🏙️ Population	963K	43.9K

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8435th and 5084th ($533 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and the Palestine, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 9205th and 7218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Ramallah

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	Asmara	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$4130

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850