Cost of living comparison
United States is 7.3 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in United States instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 33.4 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$109.59
|
|
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