Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 21.5% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 19.5% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 63.4% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 87.4% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Eritrea

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Eritrea are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Eritrea. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

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Eritrea vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$21.00 ERN315.00	+425.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.99 ERN89.85	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.00 ERN15.00	+65.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$1.00 ERN15.00	+52.2%
Average			+124.7%

Ethiopia vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$1.50 ERN22.50	-59.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$6.06 ERN90.85	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$4.38 ERN65.70	+147.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$12.17 ERN182.57	+165.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$5.54 ERN83.16	+127.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.58 ERN8.69	+94.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.91 ERN13.61	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.53 ERN7.94	+71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.82 ERN12.25	+271.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.42 ERN6.35	-13.2%
Average			+56.6%

Ethiopia vs. Eritrea - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$9.46 ERN141.95	+168.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$8.00 ERN120.00	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	??
Average			+19.5%

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$19.12 ERN286.76	-87.8%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 87.4% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$25.00 ERN375.00	-81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-91.4%
Average			-87.4%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$0.60 ERN9.00	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$0.80 ERN12.00	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$27.00 ERN405.00	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$1.20 ERN18.00	-68.0%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+307.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+154.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+81.4%
Average			+137.5%

Ethiopia vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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