Cost of living comparison
Russia is 73.1% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Russia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
|
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