Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 60.4% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 75.3% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,147.82	$6.00 ETB789.78	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,519.37	$6.24 ETB820.75	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD336.57	$0.78 ETB103.33	-8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.12	$0.50 ETB66.10	+2.2%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 75.3% more for groceries

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.69	$1.20 ETB158.16	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,517.77	$4.85 ETB638.86	+25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,139.60	$6.08 ETB800.13	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD858.42	$2.65 ETB348.71	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,252.57	$5.65 ETB743.21	+76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.26	$3.30 ETB434.56	+491.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.71	$0.51 ETB66.65	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.52	$1.08 ETB141.93	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.18	$0.39 ETB50.88	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.21	$0.31 ETB40.97	-7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.91	$0.79 ETB104.54	+152.6%
Average			+75.3%

Armenia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,808.26	$4.88 ETB642.32	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,027.67	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,066,399.67	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,468.08	$3.67 ETB482.42	-2.4%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,509.62	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	+791.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,512.12	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,109.81	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,796.73	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	+40.3%
Average			+205.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,832.38	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	-69.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,533,488.73	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	+385.9%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD653.60	$1.00 ETB131.63	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,120.87	$1.15 ETB151.34	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,005.53	$4.00 ETB526.52	+55.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,253.37	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	+34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,262.45	$6.70 ETB881.92	+15.8%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Armenia	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,753.44	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,042.97	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	+46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,703.65	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,379.06	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	+58.8%
Average			+12.8%

Armenia vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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