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Asmara vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 95.0% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 52.1% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 40.6% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Asmara

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Asmara are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Asmara. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Asmara.

Asmara vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asmara instead of Yaounde, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,613	$18.14 ERN272.04	+344.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$5.99 ERN89.85	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA920	$1.83 ERN27.50	+27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA282	$1.33 ERN20.00	+202.2%
Average			+149.0%

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$0.50 ERN7.50	+24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,181	$1.50 ERN22.50	-77.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,816	$6.14 ERN92.11	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA953	$4.52 ERN67.80	+203.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,738	$12.17 ERN182.57	+347.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,209	$5.54 ERN83.16	+193.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA553	$0.58 ERN8.69	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA569	$0.86 ERN12.85	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA326	$0.55 ERN8.32	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.80 ERN11.94	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA397	$0.48 ERN7.26	-22.1%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 52.1% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,940	$8.83 ERN132.49	+92.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$8.00 ERN120.00	-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+114.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,404	$5.73 ERN85.99	+52.6%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,871	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+359.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,807	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	+217.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,807	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+108.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,972	$21.03 ERN315.44	-55.1%
Average			+157.3%

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pay 40.6% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA148,335	$25.00 ERN375.00	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	+7.9%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA679	$1.00 ERN15.00	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$0.77 ERN11.58	-51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$2.00 ERN30.00	+22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,194	$27.00 ERN405.00	+41.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$1.10 ERN16.50	-86.5%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+236.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,290	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+162.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+716.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,742	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+111.4%
Average			+306.6%

Yaounde vs. Asmara - Cost of clothing

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