Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 35.7% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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