Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 3.3 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 2.8% more for housing
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$62.37
R$318.37
|
|
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