Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 28.8% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.61
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.50
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.93
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.69
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,427.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.83
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€24.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€389.91
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€315.16
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€190.95
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 90.2% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€173.90
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,549.77
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 72.7% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.00
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.78
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.68
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€76.90
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.46
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€73.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€94.88
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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