Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 25.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
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