Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 2.2 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Accra, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.82
GHS76.14
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
GHS116.61
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
GHS11.72
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
GHS4.60
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.06
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
GHS54.69
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.31
GHS178.78
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
GHS36.13
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
GHS34.42
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GHS20.15
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.38
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
GHS12.88
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
GHS19.14
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
GHS15.23
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
GHS68.64
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
GHS521.24
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS126,500.00
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.16
GHS176.51
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.40
GHS702.03
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS9,916.77
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,773.41
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.69
GHS627.52
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS901.56
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,655.73
GHS121,056.28
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
GHS19.06
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
GHS43.52
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
GHS24.80
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.21
GHS572.53
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS147.55
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Accra
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS235.21
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS317.86
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS517.19
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS546.57
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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