Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 2.7 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 56.9% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 97.5% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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