Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 8.5% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 71.4% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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