Cost of living comparison

Eritrea

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 3.4 times more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 14.7 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.14 ERN272.04	$6.00 ETB789.78	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.24 ETB820.75	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 ERN27.50	$0.78 ETB103.33	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 ERN20.00	$0.50 ETB66.10	-62.3%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 ERN7.50	$1.20 ETB158.16	+140.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.85 ETB638.86	+223.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.14 ERN92.11	$6.08 ETB800.13	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.52 ERN67.80	$2.65 ETB348.71	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$5.65 ETB743.21	-53.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$3.30 ETB434.56	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.51 ETB66.65	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 ERN12.85	$1.08 ETB141.93	+25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ERN8.32	$0.39 ETB50.88	-30.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ERN11.94	$0.31 ETB40.97	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ERN7.26	$0.79 ETB104.54	+64.1%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.83 ERN132.49	$4.88 ETB642.32	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	+25.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	-62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 ERN85.99	$3.67 ETB482.42	-36.1%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	-14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	+5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	+493.6%
Average			+130.2%

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pay 14.7 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	+225.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	+2521.9%
Average			+1373.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.00 ETB131.63
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.77 ERN11.58	$1.15 ETB151.34	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ERN30.00	$4.00 ETB526.52	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	+235.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$6.70 ETB881.92	+509.1%
Average			+223.4%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	-45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	+25.6%
Average			-15.3%

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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: April 2025

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