Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Germany instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$13.72
€12.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$54.61
€50.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$800.45
€736.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$616.33
€566.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$434.24
€399.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$35.42
€32.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$120.25
€110.58
|
|
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