Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 3.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 15.1% less for childcare
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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