Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Spain instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
|
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