Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 3.9 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$8.56
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.08
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$51.44
€47.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$29,126.94
€26,772.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$18.28
€16.80
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$34.68
€31.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,084.25
€996.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$798.73
€734.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$239.11
€219.78
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$264.10
€242.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$14,747.24
€13,554.92
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$43.96
€40.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$101.40
€93.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$43.91
€40.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$95.61
€87.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$121.29
€111.49
|
|
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