Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 26.7% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.17
GTQ40.18
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.05
GTQ47.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
GTQ9.13
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
GTQ6.32
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
GTQ20.13
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
GTQ53.96
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GTQ17.17
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
GTQ24.73
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.66
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
GTQ5.68
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.02
GTQ31.20
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.37
GTQ65.01
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,034.34
GTQ132,337.71
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.50
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.52
GTQ322.53
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$438.88
GTQ3,409.60
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.46
GTQ3,002.38
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.56
GTQ416.07
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.16
GTQ1,492.90
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.19
GTQ53,062.92
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
GTQ16.75
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
GTQ22.30
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
GTQ27.00
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.91
GTQ333.35
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.08
GTQ55.00
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Guatemala
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.26
GTQ367.13
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.69
GTQ424.89
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.79
GTQ790.77
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.91
GTQ791.70
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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