Asmara vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$224	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	8	98
😀 Quality of life	27	74
🏙️ Population	963K	919K

The cost of living in Asmara is 63% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 8486th and 3869th ($520 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and South Korea, respectively. Check Eritrea vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 8455th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Seongnam

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	Asmara	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$20935

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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 Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038