Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 36.0% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 63.1% more in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$21.00 ERN315.00	+196.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$5.99 ERN89.85	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.00 ERN15.00	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$1.00 ERN15.00	-12.8%
Average			+29.4%

Colombia vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Colombia	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$1.50 ERN22.50	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$6.06 ERN90.85	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$4.38 ERN65.70	+42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$12.17 ERN182.57	+148.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$5.54 ERN83.16	+246.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.58 ERN8.69	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$0.91 ERN13.61	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$0.53 ERN7.94	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.82 ERN12.25	+19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.42 ERN6.35	-34.3%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Colombia	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$9.46 ERN141.95	+93.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$8.00 ERN120.00	-86.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+169.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	??
Average			+4.1%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	Colombia	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+617.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-66.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$19.12 ERN286.76	-81.2%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Colombia	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$25.00 ERN375.00	-95.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-67.5%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$0.60 ERN9.00	-76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$0.80 ERN12.00	-70.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$27.00 ERN405.00	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$1.20 ERN18.00	-82.0%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 63.1% more for clothing

	Colombia	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+123.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+30.4%
Average			+63.1%

Colombia vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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