Abuja vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1234
🏠 One person rent
$165
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$359
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
8
😀 Quality of life
21
17
🏙️ Population
1.57M
963K

The cost of living in Abuja is 42% less expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 9247th and 8513th ($288 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Eritrea, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Asmara. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 8926th and 9076th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
10.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$56.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$78.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$2776

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$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
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$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
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$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
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$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
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$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
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$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
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$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702