Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 95.8% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 20.5% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Sweden
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9 times more in Sweden
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Sweden

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

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Sweden vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Eritrea	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.00 ERN315.00	$14.04 SEK137.94	-33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.77 SEK105.79	+79.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.49 SEK24.47	+149.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$2.07 SEK20.32	+106.8%
Average			+20.7%

Eritrea vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.82 SEK27.72
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$5.72 SEK56.24	+281.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 ERN90.85	$6.07 SEK59.65	+0.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$4.23 SEK41.59	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$5.25 SEK51.60	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.36 SEK13.33	-75.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$1.14 SEK11.25	+97.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.29 SEK12.72	+42.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ERN7.94	$1.93 SEK18.98	+265.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 ERN12.25	$0.76 SEK7.47	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 ERN6.35	$0.73 SEK7.16	+72.2%
Average			+20.5%

Eritrea vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.46 ERN141.95	$6.65 SEK65.30	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$77.78 SEK764.26	+872.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	$31,975.58 SEK314K	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.74 SEK223.44
Average			+28.3%

Eritrea vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$38.16 SEK374.96	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	$883.11 SEK8,677.58	+253.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$671.43 SEK6,597.57	+235.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 ERN286.76	$97.70 SEK959.99	+411.0%
Average			+216.2%

Eritrea vs. Sweden - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$155.03 SEK1,523.39	+520.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	$7,341.74 SEK72,141.45	+182.4%
Average			+318.5%

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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.60 ERN9.00	$7.36 SEK72.34	+1127.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 ERN12.00	$4.45 SEK43.70	+455.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$7.55 SEK74.14
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$41.12 SEK404.10	+52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.20 ERN18.00	$15.58 SEK153.10	+1198.4%
Average			+485.6%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	$91.37 SEK897.86	-32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	$44.99 SEK442.04	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$95.04 SEK933.85	-52.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	$148.76 SEK1,461.77	-0.8%
Average			-41.2%

Eritrea vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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