Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 99.1% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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