Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 19.6% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 85.8% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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