Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 16.3% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 65.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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