Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 20.7% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$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 52.3% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
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 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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