Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 2.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 20.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 82.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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