Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 56.5% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.4% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.8% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 94.2% more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 4.1 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.0% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 7.8% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Ethiopia are more expensive than in El Salvador. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.38
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.32
|
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.83
|
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.47
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.48
|
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.22
|
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.98
|
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,890.56
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.54
|
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.70
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,711.11
|
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,058.53
|
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC603.70
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.33
|
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,224.67
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.69
|
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.41
|
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.66
|
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.17
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.70
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.13
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.80
|
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
|
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