Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Cairo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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