Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.6 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.67
€3.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 77.5% more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$101.02
€92.90
|
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