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Cost of Living Comparison Between Eritrea and China Cost of Living Comparison Between Eritrea and China

😐 Solo nomad: Eritrea is 88.2% more expensive than China without rent, and 87.2% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Eritrea is 74.8% more expensive than China without rent, and 62.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Eritrea
China
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$12.15 ERN 182
$2.77 ¥19.31
338.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.93 ERN 449
$24.14 ¥169
23.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.49 ERN 82.3
$4.75 ¥33.15
15.58%
Cappuccino
$0.79 ERN 11.78
$3.02 ¥21.06
-73.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 ERN 26.85
$0.44 ¥3.06
306.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 ERN 20.33
$0.27 ¥1.87
403.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.02 ERN 15.24
$0.96 ¥6.67
6.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 ERN 29.71
$2.04 ¥14.21
-2.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Eritrea
China
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 ERN 24.47
$1.75 ¥12.21
-6.86%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 ERN 7.23
$1.69 ¥11.79
-71.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 ERN 28.91
$0.98 ¥6.85
96.94%
Eggs
$4.57 ERN 68.6
$1.60 ¥11.19
185.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.07 ERN 46.05
$13.34 ¥93.1
-76.99%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$26.61 ERN 399
$3.27 ¥22.82
713.76%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.82 ERN 147
$10.63 ¥74.2
-7.62%
Apples (1kg)
$12.06 ERN 181
$1.74 ¥12.16
593.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.30 ERN 19.43
$1.26 ¥8.76
3.17%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.93 ERN 28.94
$1.45 ¥10.13
33.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.24 ERN 18.60
$1.19 ¥8.28
4.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.80 ERN 26.95
$0.73 ¥5.08
146.58%
Onion (1kg)
$1.04 ERN 15.63
$0.86 ¥5.99
20.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.70 ERN 10.45
$0.62 ¥4.30
12.90%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.12 ERN 31.83
$0.53 ¥3.71
300.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.03 ERN 30.42
$3.44 ¥24.03
-40.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.94 ERN 179
$11.63 ¥81.2
2.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.03 ERN 15.44
$0.84 ¥5.88
22.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.14 ERN 17.11
$1.62 ¥11.30
-29.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Eritrea
China
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.15 ERN 2.20
$0.44 ¥3.07
-65.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.16 ERN 122
$20.71 ¥145
-60.60%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.64 ERN 9.63
$1.42 ¥9.91
-54.93%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.62 ERN 9.27
$0.33 ¥2.27
87.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.56 ERN 128
$6.51 ¥45.42
31.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.19 ERN 32.78
$1.17 ¥8.19
87.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$65.8K ERN 986.9K
$19.2K ¥133.9K
243.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$71.2K ERN 1.1M
$16.6K ¥116.1K
328.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Eritrea
China
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.38 ERN 411
$51.4 ¥359
-46.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$67.9 ERN 1,018
$9.63 ¥67.2
604.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$198 ERN 2,971
$11.22 ¥78.3
1665.06%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Eritrea
China
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.51 ERN 413
$39.09 ¥273
-29.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.48 ERN 112
$14.70 ¥103
-49.12%
Cinema Ticket
$1.13 ERN 16.93
$6.14 ¥42.89
-81.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Eritrea
China
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$24.89 ERN 373
$416 ¥2,905
-94.02%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,706 ERN 25.6K
$17.9K ¥125.0K
-90.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Eritrea
China
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$82.4 ERN 1,236
$45.24 ¥316
82.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$74.0 ERN 1,110
$32.59 ¥228
127.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$197 ERN 2,950
$73.0 ¥509
169.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.0 ERN 1,439
$72.8 ¥508
31.89%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Eritrea
China
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$475 ERN 7,119
$432 ¥3,018
9.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$400 ERN 5,999
$253 ¥1,767
58.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$728 ERN 10.9K
$923 ¥6,441
-21.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$652 ERN 9,784
$546 ¥3,811
19.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,280 ERN 19.2K
$5,324 ¥37.2K
-75.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,820 ERN 27.3K
$2,784 ¥19.4K
-34.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Eritrea
China
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$315 ERN 4,720
$1,037 ¥7,240
-69.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
4.06
195.57%

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Last update for Eritrea: January 11, 2026

Last update for China: January 11, 2026

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