Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.4 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 16.9 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 92.3% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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