Eritrea vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

Eritrea Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$2850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1261
$7230
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1577
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$2872
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$887
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$6390
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$92101
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
8.94
❤️ Life expectancy
66.5
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
82
🌐 English speaking %
0%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
12
98
😀 Quality of life
12
100
🏙️ Population
3.5M
8.74M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($518) is 82% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2850). Eritrea ranked 180th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 187th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Switzerland 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$7.83
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$5.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$3246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.33%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1398
$12471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$8852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$94.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.82
$39.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$3.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$7.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$26.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$44.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$6.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$21.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$44.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$2346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3870
$25829

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3262
443K
Geneva
$3284
202K
Basel
$2648
178K
Bern
$2492
134K
Lausanne
$2887
139K
Winterthur
$2879
110K
St. Gallen
$2314
75.8K
Lucerne
$2804
81.7K
Lugano
$2737
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2448
55.2K
Thun
$2627
43.7K
Koniz
$2534
41.8K
Zug
$3268
30.5K
Altstetten
$2963
35.6K
Uster
$2967
36.8K
Schaffhausen
$2550
36.6K
Bellinzona
$2888
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2301
33.5K
Vernier
$3119
34.8K
Dubendorf
$3140
28K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2519
30.2K
Sion
$2344
34.7K
Fribourg
$2217
38.4K
Chur
$2475
35K
Lancy
$3125
31.9K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2327
39K
Montreux
$2980
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2773
27K
Emmen
$2772
29.3K
Nyon
$3670
20.3K