Cost of living comparison
Japan is 4.3 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Japan instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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