Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 26.3% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.92
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.97
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.61
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 3.5% more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.13
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.89
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.20
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.31
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,615.22
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.47
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€32.28
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€826.46
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€677.85
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€133.52
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€400.70
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,982.58
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.31
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.46
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.99
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.40
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.98
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.93
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€107.96
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€103.21
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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