Asmara vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2359
🏠 One person rent	$224	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$758
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$973
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	56
😀 Quality of life	27	51
🏙️ Population	963K	39K

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8486th and 5524th ($520 vs $996) 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 1 months in Ramallah. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 8455th and 6159th 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	$3.04	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$4230

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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 Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$905
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1556
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1891
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2123
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$1930
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$877
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1811
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$761
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$762
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2156
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1834
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$1931
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$1884
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2145
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$1902
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$813
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$552
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2138
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1511