Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 9.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 45.6 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
|
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