Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 4.8 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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