Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 6.0% more expensive than Valletta.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.82
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.38
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.00
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.49
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.34
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.16
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€23,885.86
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.41
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€28.80
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,036.75
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€906.31
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.04
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 88.3% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€626.11
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,131.36
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.37
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.64
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€44.72
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.03
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€33.88
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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