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Nuku'alofa vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Nuku'alofa is 3.4 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 78.8% more in Nuku'alofa
Groceries: pay 75.4% more in Nuku'alofa
Transportation: pay 97.5% more in Nuku'alofa
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Nuku'alofa
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Nuku'alofa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6 times more in Nuku'alofa
Clothing: pay 79.5% less in Nuku'alofa

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Nuku'alofa are more expensive than in Asmara. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Nuku'alofa.

Nuku'alofa vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nuku'alofa instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 78.8% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$8.31 TOP20.00	-30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.38 TOP25.00	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$2.84 TOP6.83	+127.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.46 TOP5.92	+145.8%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 75.4% more for groceries

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.04 TOP2.50
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.50 TOP10.83	+200.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$5.92 TOP14.26	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.09 TOP12.27	+16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.67 TOP6.43	-78.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.26 TOP3.02	-77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.26 TOP3.02	+116.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.32 TOP3.18	+45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.70 TOP4.08	+236.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$1.44 TOP3.48	+107.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$1.19 TOP2.87	+175.3%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 97.5% more for transportation

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$5.50 TOP13.25	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$41.53 TOP100.00	+419.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	-91.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.69 TOP45.00
Average			+97.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$124.60 TOP300.00	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$142.92 TOP344.12	+579.6%
Average			+191.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$157.82 TOP380.00	+531.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$249.19 TOP600.00	-85.1%
Average			+223.1%

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pay 11.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.32 TOP8.00	+315.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.91 TOP7.00	+252.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$10.18 TOP24.50
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$31.15 TOP75.00	+15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$41.53 TOP100.00	+3675.7%
Average			+1064.7%

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pay 79.5% less for clothing

	Asmara	Nuku'alofa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$14.54 TOP35.00	-82.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$17.65 TOP42.50	-76.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$20.77 TOP50.00	-89.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$29.07 TOP70.00	-69.4%
Average			-79.5%

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