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Asmara vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Asmara is 32.7% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% more in Asmara
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Asmara
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Asmara
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Asmara
Childcare: pay 87.4% less in Asmara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% less in Asmara
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Asmara

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

Asmara vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.8% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Asmara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,617.62	$18.14 ERN272.04	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,591.48	$5.99 ERN89.85	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD396.20	$1.83 ERN27.50	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD238.20	$1.33 ERN20.00	+123.3%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Yerevan	Asmara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD344.49	$0.50 ERN7.50	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,609.84	$1.50 ERN22.50	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,489.46	$6.14 ERN92.11	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD982.41	$4.52 ERN67.80	+83.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,346.31	$12.17 ERN182.57	+260.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD222.74	$5.54 ERN83.16	+893.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD329.17	$0.58 ERN8.69	-29.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD315.32	$0.86 ERN12.85	+8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD402.38	$0.55 ERN8.32	-45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD133.90	$0.80 ERN11.94	+137.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD128.14	$0.48 ERN7.26	+50.6%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Asmara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,111.00	$8.83 ERN132.49	+66.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,130.69	$8.00 ERN120.00	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,313,662.15	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+116.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,703.39	$5.73 ERN85.99	+34.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Yerevan	Asmara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,862.35	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+800.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD371,544.31	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD249,651.72	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD39,337.54	$21.03 ERN315.44	-78.7%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 87.4% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Asmara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD149,303.15	$25.00 ERN375.00	-93.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,605,538.44	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-81.5%
Average			-87.4%

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pay 62.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Asmara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD820.91	$1.00 ERN15.00	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,500.96	$0.77 ERN11.58	-79.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,026.14	$2.00 ERN30.00	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD42,295.18	$27.00 ERN405.00	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,078.42	$1.10 ERN16.50	-85.7%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Yerevan	Asmara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD44,330.66	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	-25.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,515.30	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD55,823.88	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD47,648.52	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	-20.5%
Average			+3.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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