Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 4.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 90.8% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$14.29
€13.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.23
€2.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.21
€4.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$4.24
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.57
€3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$7.98
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$10.33
€9.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.58
€26.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$724.26
€672.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$533.62
€495.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$371.98
€345.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.35
€53.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.33
€82.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$109.92
€102.08
|
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