Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 88.3% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
$15.56
€14.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
$8.31
€7.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
$1.68
€1.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 33.3% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
$1.77
€1.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
$6.32
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
$6.39
€6.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
$3.86
€3.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
$5.54
€5.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
$26,716.67
€25,439.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
$20.31
€19.34
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
$33.66
€32.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
$862.00
€820.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
$707.00
€673.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
$139.26
€132.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
$417.93
€397.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
$7,282.83
€6,934.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
$3.45
€3.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
$3.61
€3.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
$4.90
€4.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
$59.44
€56.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
$10.85
€10.33
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
$81.33
€77.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
$46.86
€44.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
$112.61
€107.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
$107.65
€102.50
|
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