Cost of living and expenses in Eritrea

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Eritrea? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Eritrea, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Eritrea (The last update: 5 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Eritrea Eritrean nakfa (ERN). For 10 US dollars you can get 150 Eritrean nakfas. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.5 thousand Eritrean nakfas. And the other way around: For 100 Eritrean nakfas you can get 6.67 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Eritrea? Look here: Prices in cities in Eritrea

Prices: Asmara   Keren  


Price fees $28 ($25 - $30)

fees

$28 ($25 - $30)
87% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $200

internet

$200
180% more than in United States

Price jeans $83 ($30 - $135)

jeans

$83 ($30 - $135)
by half more than in United States

Price average earnings $1.06K

average earnings

$1.06K
77% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $475 ($300 - $650)

renting a small apartment in the center

$475 ($300 - $650)
73% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $650 ($550 - $750)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$650 ($550 - $750)
73% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Eritrea:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.13 (ERN 2)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $8 (ERN 120)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $2.3 (ERN 34)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $66.7K (ERN 1M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $475 (ERN 7.13K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $400 (ERN 6K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $725 (ERN 10.9K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $650 (ERN 9.75K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $28 (ERN 413)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $200 (ERN 3K)
  11. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $83 (ERN 1.24K)
  12. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $75 (ERN 1.13K)
  13. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $200 (ERN 3K)
  14. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $95 (ERN 1.43K)
  15. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $70K (ERN 1.05M)
  16. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $25 (ERN 375)
  17. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $611 (ERN 9.17K)
  18. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.68K (ERN 25.1K)
  19. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.47K (ERN 22K)
  20. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1.06K (ERN 15.9K)
  21. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 12%
  22. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.67 (ERN 10)
  23. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.63 (ERN 9.5)
  24. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.3 (ERN 125)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price bananas $1.1 ($1 - $1.3)

bananas

$1.1 ($1 - $1.3)
35% is less expensive than in United States

Price rice $2.3 ($1.3 - $2.6)

rice

$2.3 ($1.3 - $2.6)
by half less than in United States

Price Burger King or a similar bar $2

Burger King or a similar bar

$2
81% is less expensive than in United States

Price bread $0.5

bread

$0.5
86% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $650 ($550 - $750)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$650 ($550 - $750)
73% is less expensive than in United States

Price wine $12

wine

$12
20% is less expensive than in United States