Asmara vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2331
🏠 One person rent
$227
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
11
😀 Quality of life
14
22
🏙️ Population
963K
1.5M

The cost of living in Asmara is 55% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8435th and 4768th ($533 vs $1172) 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 9205th and 9032nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$52.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$5514

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
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$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$874
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$466
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$877
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$961
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$712
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$851
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$820
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$705
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$638
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$1131
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$576
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$703
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$618
610 km or 379 mi Save
$646
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$822
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$526
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$852
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$821
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$664
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$652
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$393
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$699
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$705
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$598
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$752
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$563
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$1013
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$778
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$652
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$1131
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$684
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$1514
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$644
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$743
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$417
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$793