Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 79.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.1 times more in Eritrea
- Groceries
-
pay 22.5% more in Eritrea
- Transportation
-
pay 82.5% more in Eritrea
- Housing
-
pay 81.4% more in Eritrea
- Childcare
-
pay 84.2% less in Eritrea
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.4% less in Eritrea
The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, and groceries in Eritrea are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Eritrea. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
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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