Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 14.9% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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