Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 4.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$19.49
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.54
€4.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.90
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.42
€1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.82
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.49
€5.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$29.24
€27.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$900.23
€835.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$667.12
€618.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.33
€4.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$81.22
€75.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$200.35
€185.88
|
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