Asmara vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$212
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
17
40
🏙️ Population
963K
2.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 27% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 8513th and 6964th ($498 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Togo, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 9076th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$6625

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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
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327