Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 55.3% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 48.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 49.6% more for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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