Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 17.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 94.5% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 79.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 61.8% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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