Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.4 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 45.6% less for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
|
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