Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 49.6% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 95.9% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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