Asmara vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$224	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	27
😀 Quality of life	27	59
🏙️ Population	963K	687K

The cost of living in Asmara is 53% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8486th and 4828th ($520 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 8455th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zaragoza

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	Asmara	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387