Asmara vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$222
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$93
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$76.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
25
😀 Quality of life
18
23
🏙️ Population
963K
4.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 6% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8284th ($531 vs $563) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Eritrea and Nigeria, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Kano. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kano ranked 9th in Nigeria, while ranked 9169th and 9059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kano

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Asmara Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$8.85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$12.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$19.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
21.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$5.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$3.63
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$35
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2083

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$498
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$497
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$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$584
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$581
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$353
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$594
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1143
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1143
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$830
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$750
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$785
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1551
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$425
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$535
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$581
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$631
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$538
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$608
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$594
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$587
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$659
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$578
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$584
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$785
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$775
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$922
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$665
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$503
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$687
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$655
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$540
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1194
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$759
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$849
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1555
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$750
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$550
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$506
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$601
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$1017
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$878