Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 67.1% more for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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