Abuja vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$354
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$45.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$114
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
39
9
😀 Quality of life
23
15
🏙️ Population
1.69M
963K

The cost of living in Abuja is 168% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4364th and 8615th ($1375 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nigeria and Eritrea, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Asmara. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 9006th and 9202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Asmara

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Abuja Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
12.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$3.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$3926

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$564
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$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$481
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045