Asmara vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$228
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
27
14
🏙️ Population
963K
4.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 10% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8485th and 7980th ($524 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Eritrea and Nigeria, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kano ranked 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 8376th and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$8.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$5.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$11.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$17.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$1288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$1.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$4.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$3.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$3.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$1.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$38.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$1831

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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
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$686
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$988
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$946
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$935
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$513
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$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
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$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
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$868
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$940
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$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

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$621
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$596
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$377
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$605
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1037
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1042
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$757
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$735
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$787
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$1262
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$453
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$545
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$584
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$616
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$724
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$658
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$469
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$704
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$635
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$701
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$846
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$774
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1036
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$699
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$494
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$714
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$529
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1073
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$906
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1686
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$666
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$492
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$638
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$1019
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$886