Asmara vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$224	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	62
😀 Quality of life	27	80
🏙️ Population	963K	581K

The cost of living in Asmara is 59% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 8486th and 4316th ($520 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Lithuania, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 8455th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Vilnius

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	Asmara	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$8531

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302