Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 33.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Athens, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.87
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.11
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.44
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.61
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.50
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€513.56
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€484.11
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€187.66
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 93.7% less for childcare
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€452.86
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,324.63
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.34
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.41
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.50
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.71
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.29
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€83.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€103.29
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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