Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 0.5% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 29.2% less in Eritrea
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 87.6% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 59.4% more in Eritrea

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Eritrea are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Eritrea. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

Eritrea vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Burma	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$21.00 ERN315.00	+821.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$5.99 ERN89.85	+99.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$1.00 ERN15.00	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$1.00 ERN15.00	+23.0%
Average			+261.4%

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Burma	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$1.50 ERN22.50	-63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$6.06 ERN90.85	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$4.38 ERN65.70	+210.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$12.17 ERN182.57	+404.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$5.54 ERN83.16	+178.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.58 ERN8.69	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.91 ERN13.61	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.53 ERN7.94	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.82 ERN12.25	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.42 ERN6.35	-34.3%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

	Burma	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$9.46 ERN141.95	-72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$8.00 ERN120.00	-32.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+122.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	??
Average			-29.2%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Burma	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+968.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$19.12 ERN286.76	-49.5%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 87.6% less for childcare

	Burma	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$25.00 ERN375.00	-93.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-77.4%
Average			-87.6%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$0.60 ERN9.00	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$0.80 ERN12.00	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$27.00 ERN405.00	+43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$1.20 ERN18.00	-52.0%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 59.4% more for clothing

	Burma	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+86.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+98.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+15.6%
Average			+59.4%

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