Asmara vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	99
😀 Quality of life	17	98
🏙️ Population	963K	4.84M

The cost of living in Asmara is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8513th and 318th ($498 vs $2741) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9076th and 3rd 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	$2.87	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$17934

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816