Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 6.5% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.94
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.81
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 43.4% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.65
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.64
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.98
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€40.19
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.24
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.77
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,343.00
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€936.59
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€101.68
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 92.1% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€540.31
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,551.83
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.01
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.31
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.71
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€79.26
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.89
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.90
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€99.79
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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