Eritrea vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$525
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1252
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$221
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.1
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$689
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
68.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
81
🌐 English speaking %
0%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
12
94
😀 Quality of life
10
95
🏙️ Population
3.54M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($525) is 78% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Eritrea ranked 185th vs 14th for Norway in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Eritrea compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 192nd and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Norway

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.3
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$819
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.56
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3569
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Eritrea vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$531
963K
Keren
$498
120K
Massawa
$497
39.8K
Mendefera
$498
28.5K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K