Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 44.0% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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