Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Asmara, Eritrea

Asmara vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 35.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 89.6% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Asmara

The cost of housing, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Asmara are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Asmara. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Asmara.

Asmara vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$184.96	$18.14 ERN272.04	+82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$138.72	$5.99 ERN89.85	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.11	$1.83 ERN27.50	+69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.40	$1.33 ERN20.00	+72.5%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$45.68	$0.50 ERN7.50	-79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$90.66	$1.50 ERN22.50	-69.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$102.60	$6.14 ERN92.11	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$40.66	$4.52 ERN67.80	+107.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$66.52	$12.17 ERN182.57	+240.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$22.76	$5.54 ERN83.16	+353.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.47	$0.58 ERN8.69	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.88	$0.86 ERN12.85	+7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.41	$0.55 ERN8.32	-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.85	$0.80 ERN11.94	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.42	$0.48 ERN7.26	-41.5%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 89.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$86.39	$8.83 ERN132.49	+90.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$332.93	$8.00 ERN120.00	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$346,807.09	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+258.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$64.74	$5.73 ERN85.99	+65.0%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$454.20	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+720.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$16,646.74	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,139.38	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$564.71	$21.03 ERN315.44	-30.6%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,104.29	$25.00 ERN375.00	-93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$156,999.02	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-80.1%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$50.87	$1.00 ERN15.00	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$56.01	$0.77 ERN11.58	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$73.06	$2.00 ERN30.00	-49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,000.22	$27.00 ERN405.00	-49.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$92.48	$1.10 ERN16.50	-77.8%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,049.93	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$764.95	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+82.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,713.87	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+117.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,712.69	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+3.3%
Average			+62.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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