Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 10.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Asmara instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.15
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.01
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.48
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.36
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.45
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.19
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.63
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC217,879.90
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC291.33
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 54.5% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,480.54
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,592.25
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC710.46
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.22
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC267.27
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC47.93
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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