Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 3.5 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 50.9% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$9.60
€8.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.46
€5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.50
€4.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.00
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.31
€2.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.81
€2.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 4.3% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$6.57
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.24
€28.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,112.58
€21,442.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.14
€12.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$411.89
€382.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$288.97
€268.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$146.55
€135.96
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$398.36
€369.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,476.89
€6,008.94
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.68
€4.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$35.04
€32.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.90
€7.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$78.17
€72.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$43.64
€40.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.57
€72.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$115.33
€107.00
|
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