Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 26.8% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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