Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 28.2% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.29
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.44
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.88
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.32
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.34
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.65
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.65
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.97
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.36
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.47
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.55
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.75
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł102.54
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł29.83
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.05
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.61
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł135.86
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł27.97
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł377.58
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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