Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 19.8% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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