Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 20.4% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,271
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,906
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA10,581
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,236
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,536
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA461
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,153
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,614
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,771
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,234,589
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,494,267
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,779
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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