Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 72.7% more expensive than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8% less in Asmara
- Groceries
-
pay 97.3% more in Asmara
- Transportation
-
pay 36.6% more in Asmara
- Housing
-
pay 5.8 times more in Asmara
- Childcare
-
pay 89.8% less in Asmara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.9% less in Asmara
- Clothing
-
pay 54.2% more in Asmara
The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Asmara are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Asmara. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Asmara.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.57
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON36.00
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.52
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 97.3% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.27
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.80
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.08
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.28
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,115.48
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.77
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.65
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,873.10
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,896.02
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.82
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.96
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,745.93
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.43
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.54
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.90
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.14
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.28
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.38
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.22
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON505.00
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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