Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 43.3% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 27.5% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 96.1% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 80.8% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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