Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 50.7% more expensive than Tbilisi.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Tbilisi, you would:
pay 90.9% more for restaurants
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.03
GEL30.22
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
GEL22.04
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
GEL2.42
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
GEL1.15
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
GEL1.71
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.05
GEL11.10
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
GEL6.82
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
GEL7.89
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
GEL1.77
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
GEL2.13
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
GEL2.38
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.80
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
GEL0.89
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
GEL12.58
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.71
GEL40.29
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,735.29
GEL70,514.71
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
GEL20.15
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.50
GEL50.68
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.59
GEL1,977.15
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.79
GEL1,287.24
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.81
GEL152.91
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.97
GEL654.78
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,659.47
GEL15,506.94
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GEL5.04
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
GEL8.96
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
GEL8.06
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.85
GEL142.07
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
GEL18.13
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
|
Tbilisi
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.57
GEL209.79
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.19
GEL132.03
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.92
GEL336.79
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.17
GEL348.45
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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