Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.6 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
|
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