Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Australia

Sydney vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 3.2 times more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 46.5% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 37.7% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 7.8 times more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 31.0 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0 times more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 36.0% less in Sydney

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

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Sydney vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.0% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$17.41 A$25.04	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$11.84 A$17.03	+97.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.81 A$4.04	+181.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.22 A$3.19	+121.6%
Average			+40.0%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.5% more for groceries

	Asmara	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.85 A$4.09
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.93 A$8.54	+295.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$6.42 A$9.24	+6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.56 A$7.99	+26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$4.34 A$6.24	-64.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.81 A$2.60	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.45 A$2.09	+150.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.56 A$2.24	+71.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.98 A$2.85	+274.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.48 A$2.12	+80.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.07 A$1.54	+152.7%
Average			+46.5%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

	Asmara	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$5.40 A$7.77	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$151.36 A$217.75	+1792.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.24 A$23.36
Average			+37.7%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.8 times more for housing

	Asmara	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$56.21 A$80.87	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+906.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+771.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$168.46 A$242.35	+781.2%
Average			+679.1%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of housing

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pay 31.0 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+8682.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+993.9%
Average			+2999.6%

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pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$7.66 A$11.02	+1176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.97 A$5.72	+396.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$44.55 A$64.09
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$75.28 A$108.30	+178.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$17.41 A$25.04	+1350.5%
Average			+602.7%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 36.0% less for clothing

	Asmara	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$78.68 A$113.19	-41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$69.62 A$100.16	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$111.40 A$160.26	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$133.24 A$191.68	-11.2%
Average			-36.0%

Asmara vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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