Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 1.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 97.1% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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