Asmara vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$228	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	92
😀 Quality of life	27	86
🏙️ Population	963K	2.75M

The cost of living in Asmara is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8485th and 2722nd ($524 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Italy, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8376th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Rome

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	Asmara	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$10781

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262