Asmara vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$212
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
12
😀 Quality of life
17
37
🏙️ Population
963K
1.03M

The cost of living in Asmara is 50% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8513th and 5267th ($498 vs $1006) 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 0.7 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 9076th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$4528

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$466
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$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
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732