Asmara vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$222
$743
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$41
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$98.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
9
10
😀 Quality of life
18
22
🏙️ Population
963K
1.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 56% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8533rd and 4788th ($531 vs $1194) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Niamey. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9169th and 9087th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Niamey

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Asmara Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$79.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$1794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$54.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$1082
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$5601

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$498
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$497
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$498
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$810
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$931
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$891
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$425
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$894
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$983
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$682
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$867
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$836
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$675
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$594
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1143
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$612
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$673
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$581
610 km or 379 mi Save
$650
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$840
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$538
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$785
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$837
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$665
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$584
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$353
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$673
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$659
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$612
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$759
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1017
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$775
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$683
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1143
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$678
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$1551
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$578
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$741
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$454
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$796