Cost of living comparison
Israel is 5.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Israel instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$18.66
₪70.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$14.78
₪55.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$2.57
₪9.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$2.12
₪7.97
|
|
pay 61.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.27
₪8.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$6.89
₪25.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.60
₪24.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$3.71
₪13.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.43
₪16.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.37
₪5.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.93
₪3.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.78
₪2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.84
₪3.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$7.24
₪27.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$54.77
₪206.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$38,392.11
₪144,465.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.38
₪50.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$26.60
₪100.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$993.65
₪3,738.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$858.83
₪3,231.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$173.67
₪653.52
|
|
pay 20.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$870.80
₪3,276.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$11,400.36
₪42,898.30
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$7.84
₪29.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.63
₪13.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$9.56
₪35.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$65.58
₪246.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$11.89
₪44.75
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$88.40
₪332.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$57.67
₪217.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$114.82
₪432.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$130.62
₪491.53
|
|
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