Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 4.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.81
€1.69
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$7.67
€7.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.87
€3.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$6.78
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$54.15
€50.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$36,133.87
€33,711.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$14.65
€13.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,370.72
€1,278.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$989.21
€922.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$123.32
€115.05
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$543.23
€506.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$9,978.95
€9,310.02
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.63
€2.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$48.46
€45.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$10.83
€10.10
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$83.95
€78.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$87.19
€81.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$99.93
€93.23
|
|
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