Asmara vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$224	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	47
😀 Quality of life	27	62
🏙️ Population	963K	276K

The cost of living in Asmara is 35% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8486th and 6461st ($520 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8455th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sarajevo

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	Asmara	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768