Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 50.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 13.1% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 94.7% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 4.8% less in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Czech Republic

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Czech Republic. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB789.78	$7.70 CZK177.37	+28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB820.75	$7.61 CZK175.46	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.33	$1.59 CZK36.72	+103.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.10	$1.35 CZK31.12	+168.9%
Average			+80.6%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB158.16	$1.29 CZK29.67	+7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB638.86	$5.47 CZK125.96	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB800.13	$3.90 CZK89.76	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.71	$2.64 CZK60.87	-0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB743.21	$3.73 CZK85.88	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB434.56	$0.62 CZK14.21	-81.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.65	$0.71 CZK16.32	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.93	$0.88 CZK20.22	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.88	$1.29 CZK29.78	+234.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.97	$0.51 CZK11.64	+62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.54	$0.46 CZK10.71	-41.5%
Average			+13.1%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.7% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB642.32	$5.95 CZK137.21	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,316.30	$21.06 CZK485.44	+110.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,290,741.60	$31,453.98 CZK724,875.78	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB482.42	$11.74 CZK270.53	+220.3%
Average			+94.7%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,530.61	$18.70 CZK430.85	-89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,914.30	$610.48 CZK14,068.84	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,645.42	$493.17 CZK11,365.38	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,432.41	$198.15 CZK4,566.47	+58.7%
Average			-4.8%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,724.30	$363.72 CZK8,382.10	+346.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,780,736.08	$7,967.34 CZK183,612.24	-81.9%
Average			+132.2%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.63	$1.90 CZK43.77	+89.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.34	$2.60 CZK59.92	+126.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB526.52	$6.46 CZK148.94	+61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,924.99	$47.23 CZK1,088.34	-47.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB881.92	$8.95 CZK206.18	+33.5%
Average			+52.6%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,362.10	$69.75 CZK1,607.32	+44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,894.16	$31.40 CZK723.55	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,326.93	$80.03 CZK1,844.42	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,706.28	$103.55 CZK2,386.39	-13.2%
Average			-13.4%

Ethiopia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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