Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 31.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Japan, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Japan
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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