Asmara vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$765
🏠 One person rent
$212
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
17
17
🏙️ Population
963K
1.48M

The cost of living in Asmara is 41% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8513th and 9080th ($498 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 9076th and 9077th 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
$2.87
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$704

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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
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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
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$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
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$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617