Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 43.3% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Amman
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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