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Eritrea vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 51.2% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 55.5% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Eritrea

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Eritrea are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Eritrea. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

Eritrea vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,232.82	$18.14 ERN272.04	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,591.48	$5.99 ERN89.85	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD343.47	$1.83 ERN27.50	+112.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD196.06	$1.33 ERN20.00	+171.3%
Average			+80.4%

Armenia vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD278.28	$0.50 ERN7.50	-28.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,548.87	$1.50 ERN22.50	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,183.45	$6.14 ERN92.11	+12.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD876.01	$4.52 ERN67.80	+105.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,278.24	$12.17 ERN182.57	+279.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD222.74	$5.54 ERN83.16	+893.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD292.58	$0.58 ERN8.69	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD254.63	$0.86 ERN12.85	+34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD317.55	$0.55 ERN8.32	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD133.90	$0.80 ERN11.94	+137.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD125.43	$0.48 ERN7.26	+53.9%
Average			+125.0%

Armenia vs. Eritrea - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.5% more for transportation

	Armenia	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,845.32	$8.83 ERN132.49	+91.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,130.69	$8.00 ERN120.00	-37.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,313,662.15	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+116.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,498.16	$5.73 ERN85.99	+52.7%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Armenia	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,663.51	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+941.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD272,993.93	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD178,698.13	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	-10.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD35,509.78	$21.03 ERN315.44	-76.4%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Armenia	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD108,001.08	$25.00 ERN375.00	-90.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,605,896.35	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-81.5%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD666.99	$1.00 ERN15.00	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,143.83	$0.77 ERN11.58	-73.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,026.14	$2.00 ERN30.00	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,791.35	$27.00 ERN405.00	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,308.81	$1.10 ERN16.50	-81.0%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Armenia	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD28,322.16	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+16.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,453.69	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD55,824.63	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,981.09	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	+26.4%
Average			+32.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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