Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 45.9% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.50
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.11
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.89
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,535.33
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.55
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,271.79
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.27
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 96.2% less for childcare
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.40
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,788.44
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 81.4% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.11
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.67
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.13
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.78
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.76
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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