Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.2 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.650
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.860
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.670
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.510
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.350
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.300
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.840
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.540
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND30.490
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND9.120
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND654.870
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND458.360
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND254.420
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.840
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.350
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND83.800
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND13.120
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 90.9% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND202.490
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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