Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 41.6% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 29.8% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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