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United Kingdom vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants
pay 41.4% more in United Kingdom
Groceries
pay 4.8% more in United Kingdom
Transportation
pay 52.6% more in United Kingdom
Housing
pay 5.1 times more in United Kingdom
Childcare
pay 23.7 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.9 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing
pay 47.9% less in United Kingdom

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

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United Kingdom vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Eritrea, you would:

pay 41.4% more for restaurants

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.00
ERN315.00
$21.32
£15.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.99
ERN89.85
$10.25
£7.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
ERN15.00
$2.54
£1.91
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pay 4.8% more for groceries

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $1.67
£1.26
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.50
ERN22.50
$4.62
£3.47
Milk (1 gallon) $6.06
ERN90.85
$6.01
£4.51
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pay 52.6% more for transportation

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.46
ERN141.95
$7.59
£5.69
Monthly public transit pass $8.00
ERN120.00
$99.20
£74.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,666.00
ERN1000K
$37,629.43
£28,233.36
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pay 5.1 times more for housing

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$41.42
£31.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
ERN3,750.00
$1,299.59
£975.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$1,069.01
£802.08
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pay 23.7 times more for childcare

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $25.00
ERN375.00
$1,589.10
£1,192.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,600.00
ERN39,000.00
$23,025.39
£17,275.95
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pay 5.9 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.60
ERN9.00
$6.50
£4.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.80
ERN12.00
$4.66
£3.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $22.34
£16.76
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pay 47.9% less for clothing

 
Eritrea
United Kingdom
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $135.00
ERN2,025.00
$85.37
£64.05
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $120.00
ERN1,800.00
$44.93
£33.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $200.00
ERN3,000.00
$95.35
£71.54
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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