Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 33.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£592,893
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,918
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,441
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,759
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£657,967
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,306,708
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,734
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£242,253
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,233
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£102,045
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,858
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,898
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,536
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,680
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£420,352
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,968,850,873
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,235,006
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,650,171
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,996,484
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£36,017,128
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,800,124
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 89.4% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,305,735
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,792,249
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,733
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,403
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£499,524
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,119,380
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£894,932
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,413,022
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,369,593
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,347,654
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,081,585
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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