Cost of living comparison
Bern is 13.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Bern instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
|
pay 66.4 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
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