Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.0% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 18.0% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 41.9% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 78.2% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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