Cost of living comparison
Austria is 4.2 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Austria instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 53.0% more for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 13.0 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$118.74
€113.84
|
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