Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 3.3% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 95.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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