Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 26.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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