Asmara vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2193
🏠 One person rent
$228
$643
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$759
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$306
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
12
😀 Quality of life
27
34
🏙️ Population
963K
1.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8485th and 5104th ($524 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Niger, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 8376th and 7565th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$5.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
10.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$958
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$4644

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$490
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$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$757
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$453
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$761
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$820
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$656
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$753
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$744
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$652
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$605
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1042
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$492
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$652
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$596
610 km or 379 mi Save
$644
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$742
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$787
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$745
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$699
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$621
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$377
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$655
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$704
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$617
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$583
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1019
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$774
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$570
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1037
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$656
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1262
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$635
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$710
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$345
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$755