Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 5.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$18.43
€17.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 39.9% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.84
€45.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$23.82
€22.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.54
€49.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$812.75
€759.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$677.61
€633.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$446.94
€417.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.77
€29.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$11.38
€10.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.20
€83.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$119.38
€111.61
|
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