Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 6.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
|
pay 25.1 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Asmara
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
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