Eritrea vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eritrea Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$514
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$223
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$689
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
4.8
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
66.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
34
🌐 English speaking %
0%
15%
🎓 Higher education
12
77
😀 Quality of life
7
52
🏙️ Population
3.5M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Eritrea ($514) is 39% less expensive than in Turkey ($837). Eritrea ranked 181st vs 111th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Eritrea compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 192nd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eritrea vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Eritrea and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.29%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.69
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.5
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2743
$9817

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In Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$520
963K
Keren
$488
120K
Massawa
$486
39.8K
Mendefera
$487
28.5K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K