Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 2.7 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB761.49
|
$15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB791.35
|
$9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.63
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.73
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.50
|
$2.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.98
|
$5.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB771.47
|
$3.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB336.22
|
$2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.59
|
$4.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.99
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.27
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.85
|
$2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.06
|
$2.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.50
|
$1.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.79
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB619.31
|
$3.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,269.15
|
$41.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,172,880.20
|
$28,209.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB465.14
|
$15.53
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,723.65
|
$68.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,873.00
|
$1,149.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,652.42
|
$848.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,843.87
|
$132.52
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,340.20
|
$1,043.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,573,692.88
|
$19,039.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.92
|
$4.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.92
|
$5.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.66
|
$8.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,497.88
|
$61.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB850.33
|
$12.83
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,134.24
|
$50.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,539.79
|
$39.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,813.80
|
$83.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,143.74
|
$105.02
|
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