Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 37.8% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 96.5% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 65.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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