Abidjan vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$551
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$397
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
8
😀 Quality of life
37
27
🏙️ Population
4.98M
963K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 122% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4695th and 8485th ($1164 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Eritrea, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.8 months in Asmara. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 7254th and 8376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
12.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$81.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$2898

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

Cities near Asmara

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671