Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 95.0% more expensive than Yaounde.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Yaounde, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FCFA2,541
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
FCFA894
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
FCFA274
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for groceries
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA250
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
FCFA4,066
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.09
FCFA5,656
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
FCFA927
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
FCFA1,690
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,176
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA538
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA553
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FCFA317
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA386
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
FCFA2,859
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,043.95
FCFA19,311,959
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
FCFA2,338
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
FCFA27,104
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.77
FCFA93,172
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.98
FCFA119,429
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.85
FCFA29,147
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.89
FCFA144,256
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,552.20
FCFA965,598
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA993
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.06
FCFA11,858
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Yaounde
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.59
FCFA17,787
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$24.51
FCFA15,246
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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