Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 25.6% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 28.4% more for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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