Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 70.8% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES503.85
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.38
KES705.38
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
KES76.68
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.18
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 98.0% more for groceries
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES73.47
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
KES746.10
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
KES441.87
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
KES221.82
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KES349.44
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
KES146.41
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.67
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
KES101.56
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
KES53.34
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES55.08
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.23
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 42.4% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
KES797.57
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.46
KES4,514.46
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,461.54
KES2,418,461.54
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.62
KES1,652.62
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.57
KES5,314.57
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.88
KES54,873.43
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.01
KES25,676.78
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.29
KES2,920.33
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.63
KES19,209.13
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,624.54
KES998,814.84
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES302.31
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES293.31
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.69
KES352.69
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.86
KES6,007.79
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
KES806.15
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.56
KES2,431.39
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.95
KES3,267.80
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.17
KES7,488.99
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.46
KES6,872.42
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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