Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 46.5% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 60.8% less in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 87.7% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 73.9% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.8% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 0.8% more for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$21.00 ERN315.00	+110.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$5.99 ERN89.85	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$1.00 ERN15.00	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.00 ERN15.00	-50.0%
Average			+0.8%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.8% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$1.50 ERN22.50	-90.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$6.06 ERN90.85	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$4.38 ERN65.70	-15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$12.17 ERN182.57	+143.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$5.54 ERN83.16	+178.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.58 ERN8.69	-82.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$0.91 ERN13.61	-77.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$0.53 ERN7.94	-90.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.82 ERN12.25	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.42 ERN6.35	-83.0%
Average			-60.8%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.7% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$9.46 ERN141.95	+38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.00 ERN120.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+166.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+87.7%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.9% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+150.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$19.12 ERN286.76	-90.0%
Average			-73.9%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of housing

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$25.00 ERN375.00	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-1.5%
Average			-59.5%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of childcare

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pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$0.60 ERN9.00	-86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$0.80 ERN12.00	-81.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$27.00 ERN405.00	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$1.20 ERN18.00
Average			-71.8%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+92.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+200.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+566.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+200.0%
Average			+228.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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