Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 21.9% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Chile, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2600
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2400
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1700
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1600
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1100
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.6200
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF613.2300
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0500
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.7100
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.5300
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.4300
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.9100
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF173.7700
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5300
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 27.3% less for clothing
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6800
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0300
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1700
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.6200
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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