Asmara vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	81
😀 Quality of life	27	98
🏙️ Population	963K	449K

The cost of living in Asmara is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8486th and 59th ($520 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eritrea and Switzerland, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8455th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Zurich

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	Asmara	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717