Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 27.3% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 69.4% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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