Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 56.7% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 51.3% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 61.0% less for housing
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 86.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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