Cost of living comparison
Chile is 36.9% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Chile instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
|
pay 97.7% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
|
pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
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