Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 2.5 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Australia
Groceries: pay 32.7% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Australia
Housing: pay 4.8 times more in Australia
Childcare: pay 23.5 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1 times more in Australia
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Australia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Australia are more expensive than in Eritrea. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$18.42 A$26.50	-12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.19 A$14.66	+70.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.88 A$4.14	+187.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.33 A$3.35	+132.7%
Average			+37.3%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.7% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.64 A$3.80
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.67 A$6.72	+211.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$6.28 A$9.03	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.79 A$6.89	+9.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$4.19 A$6.03	-65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.62 A$2.32	-70.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.32 A$1.90	+128.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.35 A$1.94	+49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.06 A$2.96	+289.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.19 A$1.71	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.05 A$1.51	+147.7%
Average			+32.7%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$4.98 A$7.17	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$91.09 A$131.05	+1038.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.22 A$24.78
Average			+13.6%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$57.16 A$82.23	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+423.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+437.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$146.37 A$210.58	+665.6%
Average			+384.2%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of housing

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pay 23.5 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+7731.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+606.8%
Average			+2252.8%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$7.20 A$10.36	+1099.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$3.95 A$5.68	+393.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$36.89 A$53.08
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$56.05 A$80.64	+107.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$14.44 A$20.77	+1103.2%
Average			+505.5%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$77.86 A$112.01	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$53.33 A$76.73	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$112.59 A$161.98	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$118.82 A$170.94	-20.8%
Average			-41.9%

Eritrea vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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