Today we look at moving to Asmara in Eritrea from Havana in Cuba. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Asmara people speak Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic and English. In Havana people speak Spanish.
Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea. Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba.
Textiles and clothing, processed meat, beer, shoes, and ceramics are the major industrial products of Asmara. Havana's economy first developed on the basis of its location, which made it one of the early great trade centres in the New World. Sugar and a flourishing slave trade first brought riches to the city, and later, after independence, it became a renowned resort. Despite efforts by Fidel Castro's government to spread Cuba's industrial activity to all parts of the island, Havana remains the centre of much of the nation's industry.
The overall cost of living rank in Asmara is 252 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Havana to Asmara will experience a change in cost of living of -14.6%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Asmara is ranked as an extreme hardship location with a hardship index of 40% the same as Havana.
Source: http://www.xpatulator.com as at July 2011.
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Eritrea, Asmara Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The State of Eritrea.
Location: Eritrea is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan.
Country Climate: Hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands.
Country Terrain: Dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains.
Major Languages: Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, English.
Major Religions: Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 5.0 million (2008 est.) 5.2 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Eritrea is largely based on subsistence agriculture, with 80% of the population involved in farming and herding. Drought has often created difficulty in the farming areas.
Currency: Nakfa (ERN).
Country Inflation: 12.6% (2008 est.) 14.0% (2009 est.).
City: Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea.
City Economy: Textiles and clothing, processed meat, beer, shoes, and ceramics are the major industrial products of Asmara.
Cost of Living: Asmara has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Asmara is currently ranked 238 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Eritrea is in Eastern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Djibouti and Sudan.
Country Climate: Hot, dry desert strip along Red Sea coast; cooler and wetter in the central highlands (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually, heaviest June to September); semiarid in western hills and lowlands.
Country Terrain: Dominated by extension of Ethiopian north-south trending highlands, descending on the east to a coastal desert plain, on the northwest to hilly terrain and on the southwest to flat-to-rolling plains.
Major Languages: Tigrinya, Tigre, Arabic, English.
Major Religions: Islam, Christianity.
Country Population: 5.0 million (2008 est.) 5.2 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Eritrea is largely based on subsistence agriculture, with 80% of the population involved in farming and herding. Drought has often created difficulty in the farming areas.
Currency: Nakfa (ERN).
Country Inflation: 12.6% (2008 est.) 14.0% (2009 est.).
City: Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea.
City Economy: Textiles and clothing, processed meat, beer, shoes, and ceramics are the major industrial products of Asmara.
Cost of Living: Asmara has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Asmara is currently ranked 238 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Eritrea, Asmara
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