Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Eritrea and Buenos Aires

For one person, living is cheaper in Eritrea: $1,352 a month against $1,685 in Buenos Aires, rent and utilities included – about $4,000 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Buenos Aires outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

🇪🇷 Eritrea
$1,352
/mo nomad
Buenos Aires
🇦🇷 Argentina
$1,685
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Eritrea is 28.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Eritrea is 7.7% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.96 ERN 315
$18.73 ARS 28.4K
11.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.58 ERN 504
$64.5 ARS 97.8K
-47.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.41 ERN 81.3
$12.88 ARS 19.5K
-58.00%
Cappuccino
$0.69 ERN 10.33
$3.98 ARS 6,029
-82.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.69
$2.05 ARS 3,103
-52.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 ERN 15.38
$1.55 ARS 2,349
-34.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.98 ERN 14.72
$3.84 ARS 5,830
-74.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.60 ARS 6,970
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.56 ERN 23.48
$1.44 ARS 2,181
8.33%
White Bread (500g)
-
$2.46 ARS 3,738
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.27 ERN 34.10
$1.63 ARS 2,467
39.26%
Eggs
$4.48 ERN 67.3
$2.89 ARS 4,385
55.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.03 ERN 45.56
$10.65 ARS 16.1K
-71.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$27.34 ERN 411
$10.00 ARS 15.2K
173.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.04 ERN 151
$13.74 ARS 20.8K
-26.93%
Apples (1kg)
$12.12 ERN 182
$2.75 ARS 4,166
340.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.26 ERN 18.89
$2.18 ARS 3,300
-42.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.95 ERN 29.34
$1.45 ARS 2,205
34.48%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.15 ERN 17.32
$1.99 ARS 3,013
-42.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 ERN 26.50
$1.24 ARS 1,885
41.94%
Onion (1kg)
$0.96 ERN 14.45
$1.27 ARS 1,921
-24.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.70 ARS 2,575
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.17 ERN 32.64
$1.73 ARS 2,617
25.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.18 ARS 6,337
-
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ERN 184
$5.80 ARS 8,790
110.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.75
$2.09 ARS 3,163
-53.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.68
$2.77 ARS 4,198
-64.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.11 ERN 1.68
$0.75 ARS 1,132
-85.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$7.88 ERN 118
$27.15 ARS 41.2K
-70.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.62 ARS 2,451
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 ERN 8.57
$0.98 ARS 1,481
-41.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.84 ERN 148
$7.72 ARS 11.7K
27.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.53 ERN 38.01
$1.36 ARS 2,058
86.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$68.0K ERN 1.0M
$28.0K ARS 42.5M
142.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$70.8K ERN 1.1M
$34.5K ARS 52.4M
105.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.19 ERN 378
$216 ARS 326.9K
-88.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$67.3 ERN 1,010
$25.61 ARS 38.8K
162.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$203 ERN 3,051
$31.36 ARS 47.6K
547.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.53 ERN 399
$49.82 ARS 75.6K
-46.75%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.95 ERN 74.3
$17.06 ARS 25.9K
-70.98%
Cinema Ticket
$1.19 ERN 17.87
$10.43 ARS 15.8K
-88.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$25.19 ERN 378
$466 ARS 706.7K
-94.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,624 ERN 39.4K
$9,057 ARS 13.7M
-71.03%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$138 ERN 2,065
$122 ARS 185.2K
12.60%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$120 ERN 1,806
$97.4 ARS 147.8K
23.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$200 ERN 3,009
$117 ARS 177.4K
71.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$151 ERN 2,267
$140 ARS 211.9K
8.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 ERN 3,774
$763 ARS 1.2M
-67.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$198 ERN 2,970
$505 ARS 766.1K
-60.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$450 ERN 6,764
$1,598 ARS 2.4M
-71.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$433 ERN 6,503
$1,185 ARS 1.8M
-63.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,272 ERN 19.1K
$2,678 ARS 4.1M
-52.52%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,215 ERN 33.3K
$1,858 ARS 2.8M
19.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Eritrea
Buenos Aires
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$510 ERN 7,656
$954 ARS 1.4M
-46.59%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18.5
57.25
-67.69%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Eritrea: October 6, 2026

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Groceries & Markets
Eritrea
$365 *
Buenos Aires
$284 22.2% $81
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Eritrea
$296
Buenos Aires
$273 7.8% $23
Clothing & Footwear
Eritrea
$274
Buenos Aires
$214 21.8% $60
Eating Out
Eritrea
$205 *
Buenos Aires
$279 36% $74
Accommodation & Living
Eritrea
$198
Buenos Aires
$505 156% $307
Sport & Entertainment
Eritrea
$29
Buenos Aires
$71 145% $42
Getting Around
Eritrea
$11 *
Buenos Aires
$37 228% $25

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
🕒 Local time
09:26 9:26 AM
03:26 3:26 AM
6 h behind Eritrea
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
3,497,000
2,891,082 Capital
💱 Currency
Eritrean Nakfa ERN ናቕፋ
Exchange rates and currency converter

ARS, USD, EUR to ERN – Eritrean Nakfa Converter

Eritrean Nakfa exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 15.02 ERN (100 ERN = 6.66 USD). 1 EUR = 16.85 ERN (100 ERN = 5.94 EUR).

Argentine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1,517 ARS (10,000 ARS = 6.59 USD). 1 EUR = 1,701 ARS (10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR).

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