Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.8 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$8.24
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 34.8% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$41.20
CLF1.4800
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$18,540.00
CLF664.6200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$513.58
CLF18.4100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$439.93
CLF15.7700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$104.66
CLF3.7500
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$387.71
CLF13.9000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,421.89
CLF230.2100
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$31.11
CLF1.1200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$73.37
CLF2.6300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$82.04
CLF2.9400
|
|
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