Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

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Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 2.1 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 61.9% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4 times more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 56.1% less in Bridgetown

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Asmara. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Bridgetown. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 33.1% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$20.00 BBD40.00	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.00 BBD20.00	+66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.42 BBD4.83	+141.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.50 BBD3.00	+50.0%
Average			+33.1%

Asmara vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.9% more for groceries

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	??	$3.83 BBD7.67
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.49 BBD8.97	+199.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$15.40 BBD30.80	+154.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$6.33 BBD12.67	+44.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$4.38 BBD8.77	-64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.49 BBD4.98	-55.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.44 BBD2.88	+148.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$2.38 BBD4.75	+161.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.27 BBD4.54	+328.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.82 BBD1.64	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.05 BBD2.10	+147.8%
Average			+61.9%

Asmara vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$7.76 BBD15.52	-18.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			-31.1%

Asmara vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	+373.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+466.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$149.12 BBD298.24	+680.0%
Average			+384.9%

Asmara vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	??

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.50 BBD5.00	+316.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$5.67 BBD11.33	+608.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$63.33 BBD126.67	+134.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$15.00 BBD30.00	+1150.0%
Average			+442.3%

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pay 56.1% less for clothing

	Asmara	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$52.50 BBD105.00	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$33.75 BBD67.50	-71.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$125.00 BBD250.00	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$81.25 BBD162.50	-45.8%
Average			-56.1%

Asmara vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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