Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 17.2% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,562
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,388
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,458
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,003
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,480
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,296
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,707
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,546
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,265
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,998
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,447
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,417
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,347
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,007
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,015
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,833,389
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,132,422
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,512
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,528,168
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,040,589
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,025,956
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,948,568
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,069,721
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,197,982
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,336
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,035
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,830
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,441,256
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,117
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,485,453
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,855,602
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,647,314
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,541,767
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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