Asmara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asmara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$531	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1266	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	9	99
😀 Quality of life	18	98
🏙️ Population	963K	5.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8533rd and 348th ($531 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Australia, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9169th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Sydney

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	Asmara	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.5	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3558	$21946

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$497
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$498
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$810
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$931
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1017
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1022
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$491
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$902
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$893
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$491
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$551
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$492
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1104
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$494
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$571
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$865
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$906
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$819
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1107
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$832
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1209
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$848
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$800
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$526
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1153
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$509
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1152

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864