Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 53.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 93.0% more in Ethiopia
- Groceries
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pay 11.7% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% more in Ethiopia
- Housing
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pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 79.2% more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.6% more in Ethiopia
The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 93.0% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
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