Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 3.2% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Lima, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN15.02
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.27
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.24
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 50.8% more for groceries
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN7.12
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.74
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.83
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.79
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.43
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.81
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN62.70
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN80,116.34
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN58.08
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 17.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN106.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,885.72
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,230.92
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN209.03
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN749.50
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN21,166.12
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN8.01
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN10.07
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN20.03
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN139.56
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN25.04
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Lima
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN157.46
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN106.31
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN270.80
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN273.73
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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