Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Eritrea and Cebu

For one person, living is cheaper in Cebu: $934 a month against $1,352 in Eritrea, rent and utilities included – about $5,000 less a year. The total is higher in Eritrea despite lower rent and utilities.

🇪🇷 Eritrea
$1,352
/mo nomad
Cebu
🇵🇭 Philippines
$934
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Eritrea is 148.8% more expensive than Cebu without rent, and 44.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Eritrea is 78.6% more expensive than Cebu without rent, and 58.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.96 ERN 315
$3.03 ₱190
591.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.58 ERN 504
$23.48 ₱1,473
43.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.41 ERN 81.3
$4.09 ₱256
32.27%
Cappuccino
$0.69 ERN 10.33
$2.52 ₱158
-72.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.69
$1.54 ₱96.9
-36.36%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 ERN 15.38
$0.49 ₱30.98
108.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.98 ERN 14.72
$1.79 ₱112
-45.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.26 ₱142
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.56 ERN 23.48
$1.95 ₱122
-20.00%
White Bread (500g)
-
$1.43 ₱89.7
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.27 ERN 34.10
$1.02 ₱63.8
122.55%
Eggs
$4.48 ERN 67.3
$2.06 ₱129
117.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.03 ERN 45.56
$9.81 ₱615
-69.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$27.34 ERN 411
$4.61 ₱289
493.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.04 ERN 151
$7.70 ₱483
30.39%
Apples (1kg)
$12.12 ERN 182
$3.31 ₱207
266.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.26 ERN 18.89
$1.45 ₱90.9
-13.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.95 ERN 29.34
$2.36 ₱148
-17.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.15 ERN 17.32
$1.54 ₱96.4
-25.32%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 ERN 26.50
$2.36 ₱148
-25.42%
Onion (1kg)
$0.96 ERN 14.45
$1.99 ₱125
-51.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.15 ₱72.1
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.17 ERN 32.64
$0.67 ₱42.15
223.88%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$3.00 ₱188
-
Wine (Bottle)
$12.23 ERN 184
$6.35 ₱398
92.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.75
$1.31 ₱81.9
-25.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 ERN 14.68
$1.73 ₱108
-43.35%
🚌 Getting Around
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.11 ERN 1.68
$0.25 ₱15.78
-56.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$7.88 ERN 118
$12.65 ₱793
-37.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$0.74 ₱46.32
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 ERN 8.57
$0.21 ₱13.11
171.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.84 ERN 148
$4.33 ₱271
127.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.53 ERN 38.01
$1.33 ₱83.5
90.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$68.0K ERN 1.0M
$21.8K ₱1.4M
212.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$70.8K ERN 1.1M
$19.4K ₱1.2M
264.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.19 ERN 378
$121 ₱7,563
-79.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$67.3 ERN 1,010
$14.45 ₱907
365.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$203 ERN 3,051
$28.29 ₱1,774
617.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.53 ERN 399
$32.68 ₱2,050
-18.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.95 ERN 74.3
$6.39 ₱401
-22.54%
Cinema Ticket
$1.19 ERN 17.87
$5.46 ₱342
-78.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$25.19 ERN 378
$273 ₱17.1K
-90.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,624 ERN 39.4K
$8,156 ₱511.5K
-67.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$138 ERN 2,065
$49.57 ₱3,109
177.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$120 ERN 1,806
$24.87 ₱1,560
383.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$200 ERN 3,009
$76.6 ₱4,804
161.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$151 ERN 2,267
$59.3 ₱3,717
154.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 ERN 3,774
$506 ₱31.7K
-50.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$198 ERN 2,970
$309 ₱19.4K
-36.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$450 ERN 6,764
$1,052 ₱66.0K
-57.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$433 ERN 6,503
$619 ₱38.8K
-30.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,272 ERN 19.1K
$2,915 ₱182.9K
-56.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,215 ERN 33.3K
$1,867 ₱117.1K
18.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Eritrea
Cebu
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$510 ERN 7,656
$341 ₱21.4K
49.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18.5
7.2
156.94%

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

Last update for Eritrea: October 6, 2026

Last update for Cebu: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Groceries & Markets
Eritrea
$365 *
Cebu
$210 42.3% $155
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Eritrea
$296
Cebu
$163 44.7% $132
Clothing & Footwear
Eritrea
$274
Cebu
$95 65.5% $179
Eating Out
Eritrea
$205 *
Cebu
$88 56.9% $117
Accommodation & Living
Eritrea
$198
Cebu
$309 56.5% $112
Sport & Entertainment
Eritrea
$29
Cebu
$44 50.8% $15
Getting Around
Eritrea
$11 *
Cebu
$15 38.1% $4.3

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

Good to know
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇵🇭 Cebu
🕒 Local time
15:58 3:58 PM
20:58 8:58 PM
5 h ahead of Eritrea
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
3,497,000
964,169
💱 Currency
Eritrean Nakfa ERN ናቕፋ
Exchange rates and currency converter

PHP, 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 = 16.83 ERN (100 ERN = 5.94 EUR).

Philippine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 62.72 PHP (100 PHP = 1.59 USD). 1 EUR = 70.28 PHP (100 PHP = 1.42 EUR).

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