Cost of living comparison

Cote d'Ivoire

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 33.5% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 50.9% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 12.5% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 56.4% more in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 65.5% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 53.6% more in Eritrea

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

Eritrea vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA1,971	$18.14 ERN272.04	+455.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.21 F CFA6,159	$5.99 ERN89.85	-41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 F CFA455	$1.83 ERN27.50	+143.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 F CFA471	$1.33 ERN20.00	+70.8%
Average			+156.9%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Eritrea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.9% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 F CFA374	$0.50 ERN7.50	-19.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.52 F CFA4,533	$1.50 ERN22.50	-80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.66 F CFA5,829	$6.14 ERN92.11	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 F CFA1,300	$4.52 ERN67.80	+109.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 F CFA1,788	$12.17 ERN182.57	+310.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 F CFA955	$5.54 ERN83.16	+250.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA274	$0.58 ERN8.69	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 F CFA343	$0.86 ERN12.85	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 F CFA423	$0.55 ERN8.32	-21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 F CFA422	$0.80 ERN11.94	+13.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 F CFA533	$0.48 ERN7.26	-45.3%
Average			+50.9%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Eritrea - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.5% more for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 F CFA3,208	$8.83 ERN132.49	+66.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.93 F CFA27,101	$8.00 ERN120.00	-82.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,410.06 F CFA17,738,708	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	+126.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.54 F CFA8,771	$5.73 ERN85.99	-60.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 56.4% more for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.27 F CFA29,117	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+314.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$812.41 F CFA490,004	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.38 F CFA175,745	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.65 F CFA81,820	$21.03 ERN315.44	-84.5%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 65.5% less for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.79 F CFA119,901	$25.00 ERN375.00	-87.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,968.24 F CFA1,790,296	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	-43.6%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA591	$1.00 ERN15.00	+2.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 F CFA1,433	$0.77 ERN11.58	-67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.23 F CFA739	$2.00 ERN30.00	+63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.48 F CFA45,525	$27.00 ERN405.00	-64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$1.10 ERN16.50	-86.5%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 53.6% more for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.53 F CFA44,347	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.74 F CFA31,207	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	+45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.47 F CFA44,314	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+172.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.65 F CFA67,341	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	-14.9%
Average			+53.6%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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