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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 71.5% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Childcare: pay 10.5% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 51.2% less in Antigua and Barbuda

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

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Eritrea, you would:

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	+15.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$11.10 EC$30.00	+85.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$2.07 EC$5.60	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.96 EC$2.58	-4.4%
Average			+40.6%

Eritrea vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.78 EC$7.50
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.07 EC$11.00	+171.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$8.40 EC$22.71	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.37 EC$14.50	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.69 EC$9.98	-69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.96 EC$8.00	-46.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.11 EC$3.00	+91.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$3.70 EC$10.00	+307.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$3.70 EC$10.00	+634.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$1.30 EC$3.50	+86.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$1.30 EC$3.50	+198.8%
Average			+145.5%

Eritrea vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$6.29 EC$17.00	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-64.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-45.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$77.58 EC$209.67	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$99.04 EC$267.65	+370.9%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 10.5% more for childcare

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	+10.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	+131.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$3.95 EC$10.67	+378.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$61.67 EC$166.67	+128.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$6.20 EC$16.75	+463.4%
Average			+275.4%

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pay 51.2% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$50.00 EC$135.13	-39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	-63.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	??
Average			-51.2%

Eritrea vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of clothing

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