Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.2 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 76.1% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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