Asmara vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1332
🏠 One person rent
$227
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$66.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
24
😀 Quality of life
14
16
🏙️ Population
963K
4.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 5% less expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8435th and 8160th ($533 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 21st in Nigeria, while ranked 9205th and 9173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$7.74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$11.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$18.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
22.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1342
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$9.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$2.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$3.42
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$35.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1804

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
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$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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$652
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$618
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$393
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$638
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1131
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1131
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$810
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$781
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$852
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1514
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$466
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$555
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$618
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$644
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$526
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$621
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$664
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$563
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$705
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$644
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$596
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$878
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$778
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$1051
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$664
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$505
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$698
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$543
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1172
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$752
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$961
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1774
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$793
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$571
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$505
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$674
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$1013
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$926