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Eritrea vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 12.7% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 63.0% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 46.6% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 52.3% more in Eritrea

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

Eritrea vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.5% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$12.00 ERN180.00	+58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$5.99 ERN89.85	-38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.25 ERN18.75	-11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.00 ERN15.00	+37.3%
Average			+11.5%

Yemen vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Yemen	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$1.50 ERN22.50	-64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$5.30 ERN79.49	-42.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$4.38 ERN65.70	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$12.17 ERN182.57	+151.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$5.54 ERN83.16	+121.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.58 ERN8.69	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.91 ERN13.61	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.50 ERN7.56	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.70 ERN10.43	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.43 ERN6.50	-49.9%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 63.0% more for transportation

	Yemen	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$8.52 ERN127.76	-19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$8.00 ERN120.00	-90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+298.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	??
Average			+63.0%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Yemen	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+157.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+141.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$21.03 ERN315.44	-63.6%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 46.6% less for childcare

	Yemen	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$25.00 ERN375.00	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-25.5%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$0.80 ERN12.00	-65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$0.82 ERN12.38	-76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$27.00 ERN405.00	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$1.10 ERN16.50	-80.5%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 52.3% more for clothing

	Yemen	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+165.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+20.9%
Average			+52.3%

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