Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 20.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,436
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,064
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,417
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA434
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,017
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,893
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA4,973
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,830
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,317
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,383
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA837
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,153
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,686
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA692
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA922
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,306
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,010,882
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA305,535
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA152,289
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA258,062
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA730,985
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,360,559
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA712
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,908
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA813
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,496
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,083
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,366
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,265
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA77,667
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,537
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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