Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Norway

Norway vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 2.8 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.0% more in Norway
Groceries: pay 58.1% more in Norway
Transportation: pay 60.9% more in Norway
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Norway
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Norway

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Norway are more expensive than in Eritrea. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Norway.

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Norway vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of Eritrea, you would:

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pay 84.0% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$22.46 NOK211.73	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$15.20 NOK143.30	+153.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$3.98 NOK37.57	+298.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$3.16 NOK29.84	+216.5%
Average			+84.0%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.1% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	??	$3.73 NOK35.18
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$6.51 NOK61.37	+334.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$9.11 NOK85.89	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$5.06 NOK47.73	+15.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$6.95 NOK65.50	-42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.62 NOK15.25	-70.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.22 NOK11.51	+110.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.65 NOK15.58	+82.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$2.31 NOK21.81	+337.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$1.20 NOK11.27	+46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$1.34 NOK12.62	+216.1%
Average			+58.1%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$8.73 NOK82.31	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$78.63 NOK741.28	+882.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$45,459.95 NOK429K	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$25.74 NOK242.62
Average			+60.9%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$65.87 NOK621.01	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$1,278.72 NOK12,055.43	+411.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$1,052.00 NOK9,917.95	+426.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$221.33 NOK2,086.60	+1057.7%
Average			+409.7%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of housing

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$256.93 NOK2,422.26	+927.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$9,715.88 NOK91,598.41	+273.7%
Average			+519.7%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$11.32 NOK106.75	+1787.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$5.55 NOK52.32	+593.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$16.96 NOK159.92
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$53.57 NOK505.04	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$17.67 NOK166.62	+1372.8%
Average			+654.4%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$102.56 NOK966.91	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$56.21 NOK529.89	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$125.90 NOK1,186.93	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$159.02 NOK1,499.22	+6.0%
Average			-30.2%

Eritrea vs. Norway - Cost of clothing

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