Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 18.1% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.98
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 32.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.66
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.23
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.30
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€412.42
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€303.61
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.86
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€174.59
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,443.11
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.05
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.59
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.08
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.74
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.74
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.82
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.71
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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