Eritrea vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

Eritrea Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1261
$2967
🏠 One person rent
$226
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1724
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$803
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$11818
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
40
🌐 English speaking %
0%
70%
🎓 Higher education
12
12
😀 Quality of life
12
61
🏙️ Population
3.5M
436K

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($518) is 57% less expensive than in Maldives ($1215). Eritrea ranked 180th vs 49th for Maldives 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 Maldives. Ranked 187th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$86.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.33%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1398
$2271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3870
$2845

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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 Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1227
133K
Hulhumale
$1181
50K