Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 17.7% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 87.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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