Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
|
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