Asmara vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$224
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
27
12
🏙️ Population
963K
1.48M

The cost of living in Asmara is 47% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8486th and 5680th ($520 vs $972) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 8455th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$1617

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$487
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$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647