Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.4 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$10.76
ALL1,004
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.91
ALL738
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.61
ALL150
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.98
ALL91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.08
ALL567
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$7.55
ALL704
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.58
ALL334
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.61
ALL337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.11
ALL104
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.82
ALL76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.84
ALL78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.50
ALL47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.56
ALL52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.77
ALL725
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$17.22
ALL1,606
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,358,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$29.06
ALL2,710
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$17.40
ALL1,622
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$568.58
ALL53,019
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$380.80
ALL35,508
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$77.97
ALL7,270
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$235.39
ALL21,949
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$4,857.15
ALL452,917
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.69
ALL251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.81
ALL169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$3.77
ALL351
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$44.86
ALL4,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.61
ALL803
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Tirana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$64.36
ALL6,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$48.67
ALL4,538
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$95.47
ALL8,902
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$125.92
ALL11,741
|
|
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