Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.7 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.9% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 66.8% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Italy
- Childcare
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pay 13.0 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 4.2 times more in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 23.8% less in Italy
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Italy are more expensive than in Eritrea. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 21.9% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$16.15
€15.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$10.06
€9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$2.55
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.04
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.83
€6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.53
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$3.41
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$5.05
€4.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$7.22
€6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$38.81
€37.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,223.13
€27,234.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$19.13
€18.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$28.87
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$656.19
€633.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$511.91
€493.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$150.39
€145.12
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$508.72
€490.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$9,465.55
€9,133.99
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.01
€4.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.20
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$52.12
€50.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$9.39
€9.06
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$78.41
€75.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$33.87
€32.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$86.07
€83.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$115.43
€111.39
|
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