Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 16.7% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,100
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,865
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,360
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA765
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA816
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,275
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,653
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,734
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,776
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA463
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,471
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,400
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? | ?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,226,122
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,473,149
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,530
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,550
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? | ?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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