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Eritrea vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 2.4 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% less in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 16.2% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 5.7 times more in Eritrea

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

Eritrea vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$12.00 ERN180.00	+44.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$5.99 ERN89.85	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.25 ERN18.75	-56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.00 ERN15.00	-59.3%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Tonga	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$1.50 ERN22.50	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.30 ERN79.49	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$4.38 ERN65.70	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$12.17 ERN182.57	+356.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$5.54 ERN83.16	+341.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.58 ERN8.69	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.91 ERN13.61	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.50 ERN7.56	-70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.70 ERN10.43	-51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.43 ERN6.50	-63.7%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Tonga	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$8.52 ERN127.76	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$8.00 ERN120.00	-80.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+1046.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	??
Average			+340.2%

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pay 16.2% less for housing

	Tonga	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$400.00 ERN6,000.00
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$21.03 ERN315.44	-85.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$25.00 ERN375.00	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	+572.2%
Average			+244.0%

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pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$0.80 ERN12.00	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$0.82 ERN12.38	-71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$27.00 ERN405.00	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$1.10 ERN16.50	-97.4%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 5.7 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+467.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+324.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+863.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+226.8%
Average			+470.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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