Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Fiji or Eritrea. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.