Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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