Eritrea vs Ethiopia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Ethiopia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$493
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1219
$2314
🏠 One person rent
$211
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$886
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$1028
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
65
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
37
🌐 English speaking %
0%
0.2%
🎓 Higher education
12
60
😀 Quality of life
11
15
🏙️ Population
3.5M
105M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($493) is 44% less expensive than in Ethiopia ($876). Eritrea ranked 181st vs 100th for Ethiopia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Eritrea compared to 0.2 months in Ethiopia. Ranked 188th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Ethiopia

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Ethiopia as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eritrea Ethiopia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$0.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.22%
15.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$2110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$1350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$18.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$35.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.4
$78.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2759
$3004

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$498
963K
Keren
$466
120K
Massawa
$467
39.8K
Mendefera
$466
28.5K

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K