Abuja vs Asmara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Asmara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$953
$228
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$397
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
8
😀 Quality of life
19
27
🏙️ Population
1.57M
963K

The cost of living in Abuja is 141% more expensive than in Asmara. Cities ranked 4418th and 8485th ($1262 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Eritrea, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eritrea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Asmara. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Asmara ranked 1st in Eritrea, while ranked 8886th and 8376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Asmara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
12.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$5.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$81.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$2898

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$681
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$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
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$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
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$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
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$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
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$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
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$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
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$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
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$1368

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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
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$584
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$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$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
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$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671