Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 6.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Italy, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 60.4% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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