Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 4.1% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Praia, you would:
pay 38.3% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
Praia
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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