Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 30.5% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 52.6% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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