Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 3.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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