Asmara vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asmara	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$531	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1266	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$222	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.1	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$95	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	9	8
😀 Quality of life	18	48
🏙️ Population	963K	24.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 68% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3471st ($531 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 9169th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Victoria

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	Asmara	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$250	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.83%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1447	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.5	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3558	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419