Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 22.8% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 44.7% less in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Eritrea
Housing: pay 4.9% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 67.2% more in Eritrea

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

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Eritrea vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$21.00 ERN315.00	+120.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$5.99 ERN89.85	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$1.00 ERN15.00	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$1.00 ERN15.00	-15.5%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 44.7% less for groceries

	Yemen	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$1.50 ERN22.50	-76.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$6.06 ERN90.85	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$4.38 ERN65.70	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$12.17 ERN182.57	+121.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$5.54 ERN83.16	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.58 ERN8.69	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$0.91 ERN13.61	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$0.53 ERN7.94	-63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$0.82 ERN12.25	-38.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.42 ERN6.35	-66.5%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Yemen	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$9.46 ERN141.95	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$8.00 ERN120.00	-90.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+293.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	??
Average			-17.3%

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Yemen	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$19.12 ERN286.76	-68.3%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Yemen	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$25.00 ERN375.00	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-30.6%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 72.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$0.60 ERN9.00	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$0.80 ERN12.00	-79.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$27.00 ERN405.00	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$1.20 ERN18.00	-79.8%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 67.2% more for clothing

	Yemen	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+153.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+48.7%
Average			+67.2%

Yemen vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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