Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.0 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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