Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 10.7 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 95.6% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.59
£51.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$59.54
£47.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
|
pay 51.7 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$76.60
£61.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.17
£81.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$116.23
£92.64
|
|
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