Asmara vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asmara Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2730
🏠 One person rent
$212
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
9
57
😀 Quality of life
15
28
🏙️ Population
963K
43.9K

The cost of living in Asmara is 57% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8615th and 4742nd ($513 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Palestine, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 9202nd and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Asmara vs Ramallah

Prices for goods and services in Asmara and Ramallah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asmara Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$4139

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

Cities near Ramallah

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2663
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1994
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2336
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2465
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2466
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$1070
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2201
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2487
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2587
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$1020
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$977
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2541
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2283
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2966
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2379
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2354
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2873
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2288
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2430
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2347
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1149
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$538
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2305
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2175
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1845