Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 46.1% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Asmara instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 96.7% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 82.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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