Asmara vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$2300
🏠 One person rent	$212	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$372
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$836
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	55
😀 Quality of life	17	53
🏙️ Population	963K	39K

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8513th and 5228th ($498 vs $1011) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 9076th and 6114th 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	$2.87	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$3737

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$964
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1583
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1752
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2068
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1900
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$849
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1701
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$760
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$737
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1776
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1873
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1826
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2149
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1850
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$802
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$679
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$1962
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1499