Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 20.7% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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