Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,518
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,054
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS409
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,122
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,649
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,277
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,530
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS989
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS753
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS348
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,337
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,476
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,293,046
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,353
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,539
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,995
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,398
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,014
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,618
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS528,319
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,868
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS700
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS770
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,181
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,864
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Eritrea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,659
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,236
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,827
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,217
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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