Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 22.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£906,422
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£677,058
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,068
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,685
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,287
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£498,229
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,101,884
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£205,763
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,262
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,203
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,187
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,311
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,604
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,662
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,042
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£326,889
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,983,808,734
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,506,803
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,196,580
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,499,924
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,118,234
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,757,249
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,605,482
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£409,364,162
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,045
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,317
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£302,736
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,753,344
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£802,439
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,747,101
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,792,347
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,861,724
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,497,918
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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