Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 41.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.00
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.29
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.05
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.17
|
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.67
|
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
|
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.64
|
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
|
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,166.67
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.58
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.40
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,761.25
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,274.93
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.03
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,100.00
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
|
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$119.50
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.88
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 33.0% more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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