Asmara vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	8	89
😀 Quality of life	27	97
🏙️ Population	963K	5.87M

The cost of living in Asmara is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8486th and 129th ($520 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Singapore, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8455th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Singapore City

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	Asmara	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605