Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 47.3% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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pay 84.5% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 11.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 28.6% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$98.03
€90.15
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