Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 7.2 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,499.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$14.65
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$66.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$958.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$916.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$166.57
|
|
pay 34.2 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$1,115.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$17,828.75
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$7.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$11.17
|
|
pay 59.3% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$39.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$30.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$97.94
|
|
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