Asmara vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	94
😀 Quality of life	27	93
🏙️ Population	963K	664K

The cost of living in Asmara is 78% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8486th and 1038th ($520 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eritrea and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8455th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Rotterdam

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	Asmara	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514