Cost of living comparison
Italy is 99.3% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 44.1% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9 times more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 9.9% less in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.0 times more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2% less in Italy
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Italy are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Italy. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
$16.15
€14.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
$10.06
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
$2.55
€2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
$1.22
€1.07
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
$6.83
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
$5.53
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
$5.05
€4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
$1.31
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
$0.71
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
$7.22
€6.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
$38.81
€34.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
$28,223.13
€24,817.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
$19.13
€16.82
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
$28.87
€25.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
$656.19
€577.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
$511.91
€450.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
$150.39
€132.24
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
$508.72
€447.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
$9,465.55
€8,323.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
$5.01
€4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
$6.20
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
$52.12
€45.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
$9.39
€8.26
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
$78.41
€68.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
$33.87
€29.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
$86.07
€75.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
$115.43
€101.50
|
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