Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 65.6% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 89.4% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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