Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 66.4% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 97.6% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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