Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 3.3 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 99.8% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 97.2% more for housing
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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