Asmara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1226
🏠 One person rent
$212
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$654
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$114
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$74.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
46
😀 Quality of life
17
38
🏙️ Population
963K
15.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 11% more expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8513th and 8781st ($498 vs $448) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Lagos. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 9076th and 7384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$1.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$2.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.32
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$7.36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$11.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
18.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$5.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$1.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$2.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$0.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$9.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$31.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$39.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
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$466
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi Abeokuta
$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443