Asmara vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
9
41
😀 Quality of life
18
21
🏙️ Population
963K
908K

The cost of living in Asmara is 66% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8533rd and 3883rd ($531 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 9169th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$1493

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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
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$515
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$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
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$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$849
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$601
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$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
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$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
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$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
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$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
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$1551
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$759
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$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
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$538
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$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
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$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
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$668
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$830
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$353
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$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
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$1042
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$612
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$750
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$584