Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 47.0% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.50
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.84
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.04
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.67
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,416.67
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 97.6% less for childcare
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 78.4% less for entertainment and sports
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Charlotte Amalie
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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