Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 50.5% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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