Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 53.4% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Estonia
- Groceries
-
pay 5.9% more in Estonia
- Transportation
-
pay 80.6% more in Estonia
- Housing
-
pay 13.8% less in Estonia
- Childcare
-
pay 50.0% more in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Estonia
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% more in Estonia
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Estonia are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$12.54
€11.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$8.68
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$2.03
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$4.04
€3.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 80.6% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$6.86
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
$22.40
€20.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$26,622.60
€24,479.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$9.20
€8.46
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$27.99
€25.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$484.69
€445.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$364.00
€334.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$208.88
€192.07
|
|
pay 50.0% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$230.59
€212.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$7,509.99
€6,905.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$5.81
€5.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$45.35
€41.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$101.44
€93.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$34.43
€31.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$81.18
€74.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$98.56
€90.63
|
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