Asmara vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$224	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	75
😀 Quality of life	27	83
🏙️ Population	963K	826K

The cost of living in Asmara is 66% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 8486th and 3333rd ($520 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Eritrea and Spain, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 8455th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Valencia, Spain

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	Asmara	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434