Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 31.6% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL813
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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