Eritrea vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$493
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1219
$2794
🏠 One person rent
$211
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1060
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$20867
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
7.49
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
49
🌐 English speaking %
0%
51%
🎓 Higher education
12
86
😀 Quality of life
11
69
🏙️ Population
3.5M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($493) is 57% less expensive than in Greece ($1146). Eritrea ranked 181st vs 57th for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 188th and 45th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Greece

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$48.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.44
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.22%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$3051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$2362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$8.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$44.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.4
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2759
$7251

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In Eritrea

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

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1144
623K
Athens
$1287
664K
Thessaloniki
$1177
315K
Piraeus
$1097
164K
Patras
$1037
167K
Heraklion
$1075
141K
Larissa
$1067
145K
Peristeri
$1172
140K
Glyfada
$1475
87.3K
Kallithea
$1235
101K
Nikaia
$1137
89.4K
Kifissia
$1467
47.3K
Volos
$1090
86K
Nea Ionia
$1250
67.1K
Nea Smyrni
$1239
73.1K
Ioannina
$1098
65.6K
Komotini
$1001
51K
Lamia
$887
52K
Palaio Faliro
$1334
64K
Trikala
$945
61.7K
Xanthi
$1027
56.1K
Serres
$1027
58.3K
Chania
$1169
53.9K
Alexandroupoli
$907
57.8K
Chalcis
$1086
59.1K
Rhodes
$1061
49.5K
Kalamata
$1058
53K
Katerini
$1047
56K
Agrinio
$943
46.9K
Kozani
$984
41.1K