Asmara vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$227
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
14
18
🏙️ Population
963K
1.48M

The cost of living in Asmara is 49% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8435th and 5196th ($533 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 9205th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$1418

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$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
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699