Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 93.3% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 75.3% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Chile	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$6.00 ETB807.64	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$6.24 ETB839.31	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$0.78 ETB105.67	-40.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$0.50 ETB67.59	-57.5%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Chile	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$1.20 ETB161.74	-21.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1300	$4.85 ETB653.31	-4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1100	$6.08 ETB818.22	+40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$2.65 ETB356.60	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$5.65 ETB760.02	+103.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$3.30 ETB444.39	+300.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.51 ETB68.16	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.08 ETB145.14	+34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$0.39 ETB52.03	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	$0.31 ETB41.90	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$0.79 ETB106.90	+25.1%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Chile	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$4.88 ETB656.85	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8200	$10.00 ETB1,346.07	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF399.5400	$25,000.00 ETB3,365,171.80	+54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3300	$3.67 ETB493.33	-72.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Chile	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5300	$171.17 ETB23,040.21	+694.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF11.1700	$645.10 ETB86,834.89	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.8600	$422.74 ETB56,904.01	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.9300	$124.84 ETB16,804.08	+59.8%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Chile	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.7400	$81.47 ETB10,966.86	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF110.6300	$43,916.67 ETB5,911,485.13	+878.8%
Average			+402.4%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$1.00 ETB134.61	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$1.15 ETB154.76	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1300	$4.00 ETB538.43	-21.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF1.0000	$90.59 ETB12,194.71	+123.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1500	$6.70 ETB901.87	+13.8%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 75.3% more for clothing

	Chile	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0800	$48.33 ETB6,506.00	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.7100	$75.17 ETB10,117.95	+162.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.5200	$108.84 ETB14,650.98	+76.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9300	$119.32 ETB16,061.52	+52.3%
Average			+75.3%

Chile 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: May 2025

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