Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 16.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Managua, you would:
pay 73.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 86.0% more for housing
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Managua
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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