Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 44.0% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Oman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
OMR1.940
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
OMR3.410
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
OMR0.120
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.23
OMR1.240
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.70
OMR2.960
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
OMR1.120
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
OMR1.000
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
OMR0.280
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
OMR0.330
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
OMR0.190
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
OMR0.170
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.28
OMR21.660
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,170.43
OMR8,147.350
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
OMR4.550
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.45
OMR29.810
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.56
OMR150.690
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.72
OMR109.190
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.15
OMR27.770
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.14
OMR70.480
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,687.51
OMR2,958.510
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.22
OMR3.550
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
OMR1.550
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
OMR2.250
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.92
OMR22.680
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
OMR3.900
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Oman
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.28
OMR15.890
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
OMR14.440
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.14
OMR28.530
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
OMR25.690
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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