Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 4.8 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 69.2% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gambia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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