Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 20.9% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
KM8.94
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
KM7.38
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
KM2.52
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KM1.51
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
KM1.48
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
KM6.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
KM6.95
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KM3.84
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
KM5.32
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
KM0.92
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
KM1.26
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.21
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.28
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KM0.61
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
KM0.81
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
KM10.71
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
KM51.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
KM39,288.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
KM11.69
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
KM46.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
KM325.92
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
KM253.60
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
KM198.54
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
KM251.66
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
KM5,263.03
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KM2.98
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
KM2.15
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.14
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
KM40.17
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
KM6.89
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
KM95.68
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
KM52.49
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
KM134.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
KM162.39
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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