Cost of living comparison
Greece is 73.5% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.2% more in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 16.1% more in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 2.6 times more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 16.5% less in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% less in Greece
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Greece are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Greece. Notably, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 87.2% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
$13.17
€11.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
$2.07
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
$6.30
€5.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
$5.99
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
$4.23
€3.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
$0.88
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
$0.51
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
$7.55
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
$40.19
€35.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
$13.82
€12.15
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
$524.36
€461.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
$392.21
€344.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
$413.12
€363.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
$4.40
€3.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
$3.49
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
$48.72
€42.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
$8.82
€7.75
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
$93.42
€82.15
|
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