Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Asmara
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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