Asmara vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2443
🏠 One person rent
$227
$618
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$87.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
8
47
😀 Quality of life
14
41
🏙️ Population
963K
15.1M

The cost of living in Asmara is 52% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 8435th and 4957th ($533 vs $1102) 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 9205th and 7632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$800
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$1460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
19.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$5.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$2.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2304

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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
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$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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$1013
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$743
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
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$852
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$1514
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$532
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$631
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$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576