Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 37.9% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 22.7% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 20.3% less in Eritrea
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 88.3% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.1% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 72.0% more in Eritrea

The cost of clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Eritrea are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Eritrea.

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Eritrea vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 21.4% more for restaurants

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$21.00 ERN315.00	+147.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$5.99 ERN89.85	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$1.00 ERN15.00	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$1.00 ERN15.00	+14.6%
Average			+21.4%

Lebanon vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$1.50 ERN22.50	-72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$6.06 ERN90.85	-1.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$4.38 ERN65.70	+83.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$12.17 ERN182.57	+213.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$5.54 ERN83.16	+299.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.58 ERN8.69	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$0.91 ERN13.61	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$0.53 ERN7.94	+16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.82 ERN12.25	+96.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$0.42 ERN6.35	-40.6%
Average			+22.7%

Lebanon vs. Eritrea - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.3% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$9.46 ERN141.95	+134.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$8.00 ERN120.00	-89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	??
Average			-20.3%

Lebanon vs. Eritrea - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+561.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$19.12 ERN286.76	-89.2%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 88.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$25.00 ERN375.00	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-63.0%
Average			-88.3%

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pay 81.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$0.60 ERN9.00	-88.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$0.80 ERN12.00	-81.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$27.00 ERN405.00	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$1.20 ERN18.00	-88.0%
Average			-81.1%

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pay 72.0% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+99.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+143.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+25.0%
Average			+72.0%

Lebanon vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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