Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 38.8% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.07
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.03
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.79
|
$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) |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.47
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€689.68
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€518.79
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 95.5% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€526.17
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.09
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€35.89
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€94.72
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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