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Eritrea

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St. George's vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 77.6% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 70.7% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.7% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 68.6% more in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 65.5% less in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Asmara, you would:

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Asmara	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-64.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$8.33 EC$22.50	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.94 EC$5.25	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.94 EC$5.25	+94.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 70.7% more for groceries

	Asmara	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.38 EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$6.93 EC$18.74	+362.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$15.41 EC$41.64	+154.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.26 EC$11.50	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$4.26 EC$11.50	-65.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$6.11 EC$16.50	+10.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.11 EC$3.00	+91.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.74 EC$2.00	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.59 EC$7.00	+389.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.30 EC$3.50	+58.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.67 EC$4.50	+293.3%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 3.7% more for transportation

	Asmara	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$5.28 EC$14.26	-44.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$64.35 EC$173.91	+704.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-61.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+3.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Asmara	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$50.94 EC$137.67	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+353.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	+118.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$192.10 EC$519.15	+904.8%
Average			+230.8%

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pay 68.6% more for childcare

	Asmara	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$55.50 EC$150.00	+122.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	+28.1%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$2.78 EC$7.50	+362.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$4.38 EC$11.83	+447.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$37.00 EC$100.00	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+825.1%
Average			+315.2%

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pay 65.5% less for clothing

	Asmara	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$35.15 EC$95.00	-74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$44.40 EC$120.00	-63.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$50.57 EC$136.67	-74.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$87.57 EC$236.67	-41.6%
Average			-65.5%

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