Eritrea vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

Eritrea Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$595
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1261
$1572
🏠 One person rent
$226
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$2099
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
6.58
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
61.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
32
🌐 English speaking %
0%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
12
70
😀 Quality of life
12
40
🏙️ Population
3.5M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($518) is 13% less expensive than in Kenya ($595). Eritrea ranked 180th vs 157th for Kenya 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 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 187th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.33%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1398
$1088
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$4.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3870
$6028

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Cities Comparison in Eritrea vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$523
963K
Keren
$491
120K
Massawa
$493
39.8K
Mendefera
$492
28.5K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$674
5.55M
Mombasa
$514
1.2M
Kisumu
$443
410K
Thika
$324
279K
Nakuru
$398
308K
Eldoret
$423
289K
Mumias
$378
100K
Machakos
$396
114K
Malindi
$302
120K
Meru
$318
42.7K