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Eritrea

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 82.7% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 91.8% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 9.3 times more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Moroni
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Moroni

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

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Moroni vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% less for restaurants

	Asmara	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$6.16 KMF2,710	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$7.96 KMF3,503	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.00 KMF438	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.64 KMF283	-35.6%
Average			-39.2%

Asmara vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.8% more for groceries

	Asmara	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.57 KMF250
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$3.85 KMF1,695	+156.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$16.30 KMF7,174	+169.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.02 KMF2,207	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	??
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.29 KMF1,006	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.87 KMF822	+253.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$2.04 KMF898	+150.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.40 KMF617	+231.1%
Average			+91.8%

Asmara vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Asmara	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$11.40 KMF5,017	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$32.19 KMF14,165	+302.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-71.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.56 KMF3,768
Average			+4.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Asmara	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$73.74 KMF32,446	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$727.83 KMF320K	+191.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$604.66 KMF266K	+202.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$85.63 KMF37,676	+347.9%
Average			+184.3%

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pay 9.3 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$398.63 KMF175K	+1494.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+441.0%
Average			+828.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$1.04 KMF458	+73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.76 KMF774	+119.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$6.51 KMF2,862	+442.1%
Average			+189.2%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Asmara	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$60.47 KMF26,605	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$60.47 KMF26,605	-49.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$109.73 KMF48,283	-45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$85.10 KMF37,444	-43.3%
Average			-48.5%

Asmara vs. Moroni - Cost of clothing

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