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
ALL779
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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