Eritrea vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

Eritrea Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1261
$1042
🏠 One person rent
$226
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$291
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$291
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$6716
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
4.95
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
17
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
12
31
😀 Quality of life
12
31
🏙️ Population
3.5M
6.68M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($518) is 21% more expensive than in Libya ($429). Eritrea ranked 180th vs 192nd for Libya 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 0.7 months in Libya. Ranked 187th and 146th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Libya

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.74
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$0.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$191
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$43.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.33%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1398
$1216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$8.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$1.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$4.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$1.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$55.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$59
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3870
$963

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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 Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$506
1.29M
Benghazi
$434
632K
Ajdabiya
$439
416K
Misrata
$353
386K
Gharyan
$355
188K
Al-Khums
$361
202K
Sabratha
$330
102K
Tobruk
$423
136K
Derna
$443
128K
Zawiya
$321
199K
Zuwarah
$340
80.3K
Sabha
$375
99K
Yafran
$344
72.7K