Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 1.6% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 13.9% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 47.7% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 64.4% more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 64.2% more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 27.0% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 13.0% more in Ethiopia
The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Austria. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.20
|
$6.00
ETB785.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€9.81
|
$6.24
ETB816.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.87
|
$0.78
ETB102.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.50
ETB65.73
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.32
|
$1.20
ETB157.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.52
|
$4.85
ETB635.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.18
|
$6.08
ETB795.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
$2.65
ETB346.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.60
|
$5.65
ETB739.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$3.30
ETB432.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.51
ETB66.28
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.08
ETB141.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.39
ETB50.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.31
ETB40.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.79
ETB103.96
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.82
|
$4.88
ETB638.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€45.13
|
$10.00
ETB1,309.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€24,733.14
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,272,516.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€18.65
|
$3.67
ETB479.75
|
|
pay 64.4% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€33.28
|
$171.17
ETB22,405.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€770.23
|
$645.10
ETB84,444.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€650.63
|
$422.74
ETB55,337.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€254.69
|
$124.84
ETB16,341.41
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€402.88
|
$81.47
ETB10,664.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,085.04
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,748,720.52
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.29
|
$1.00
ETB130.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.35
|
$1.15
ETB150.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.05
|
$4.00
ETB523.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.37
|
$90.59
ETB11,858.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.61
|
$6.70
ETB877.03
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€78.57
|
$48.33
ETB6,326.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€40.53
|
$75.17
ETB9,839.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€81.39
|
$108.84
ETB14,247.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€109.62
|
$119.32
ETB15,619.29
|
|
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