Asmara vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1173
🏠 One person rent
$212
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$70.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
9
25
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
963K
4.35M

The cost of living in Asmara is 5% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 8615th and 8715th ($513 vs $491) 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 10th in Nigeria, while ranked 9202nd and 8983rd 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
$3.14
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$7.58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$10.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
21.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$2.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$3.68
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$13.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$29.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$2404

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$484
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$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
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$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
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$872
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$499
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$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$976
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$873
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$475
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$532
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$476
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$497
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$488
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1124
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$478
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$563
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$564
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$864
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$803
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1031
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$809
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1210
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$834
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$788
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1050
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$521
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1045

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$517
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$503
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$323
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$516
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$1119
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$1118
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$760
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$672
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$692
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1375
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$372
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$476
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$514
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$567
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$518
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$601
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$531
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$564
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$575
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$488
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$576
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$693
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$670
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$795
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$639
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$490
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$699
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$627
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$524
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1162
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$658
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$773
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1364
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$759
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$551
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$489
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$591
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$995
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$786