Asmara vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$212
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$354
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.3
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
9
37
😀 Quality of life
15
26
🏙️ Population
963K
1.48M

The cost of living in Asmara is 35% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8615th and 6787th ($513 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eritrea and Nigeria, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 9202nd and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Onitsha

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Asmara Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$788
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.18
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.73
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.15
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.1
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.95
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3926
$1896

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$481
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$484
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$483
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$748
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$947
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$923
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$872
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$800
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$931
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$476
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$871
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$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
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$590
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$890
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657