Asmara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2296
🏠 One person rent
$222
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$75
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
9
48
😀 Quality of life
18
42
🏙️ Population
963K
15.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 48% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5500th ($531 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Lagos. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 9169th and 7677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Lagos

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Asmara Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1214
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
17.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$3.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$90.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2622

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$515
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$863
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$1022
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$491
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$902
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$964
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$893
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$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
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$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
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$865
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$601
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$570
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$771
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$906
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$819
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$1107
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$832
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$1209
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$848
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$1269
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$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
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$526
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$1153
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$509
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$1017
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$741
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$796
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$759
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$665
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$775
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$612
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$659
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$650
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$578
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$631
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$802
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$655
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$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
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$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
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$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
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$673
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$922
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$675
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$607
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$654
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$785
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$703
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$861
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$1555
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$682
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$618
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$587
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$849
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$601
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$785
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$1551
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$562
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