Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 3.1% cheaper than Vientiane.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭62,711
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,198
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,225
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭40,343
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭216,755
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭43,387
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭49,539
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭42,275
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭10,834
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭46,973
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭32,881
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭109,569
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭124,268
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,242,683,812
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭290,344
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,516,785
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,443,629
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,734,136
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,048,092
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭93,874,004
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭23,591
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭43,830
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭42,612
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭715,263
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭104,518
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,946,868
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,058,351
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,597,207
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭936,154
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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