Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 14.8% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 71.9% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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