Asmara vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$212
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
9
67
😀 Quality of life
15
59
🏙️ Population
963K
5.55M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8615th and 6736th ($513 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Kenya, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9202nd and 6034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Nairobi

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Asmara Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$10471

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$947
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$872
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$499
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$800
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$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
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$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
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$590
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$561
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$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
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$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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$448
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$415
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$532
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$543
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$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
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$697
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$531
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$495
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$546
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$586
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$417
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$735
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$591
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$688
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$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
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$688
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$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
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$689
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$447
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$691
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$690
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$577
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$533
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$795