Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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