Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 30.1% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.11
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.63
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.67
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.83
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,917.30
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.90
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.47
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.88
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€570.34
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.42
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 87.9% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€534.53
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,155.27
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.61
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€79.02
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.58
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.66
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.74
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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