Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 25.3% more expensive than Comoros.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF758
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 73.8% more for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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