Cost of living comparison
Spain is 72.0% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$13.87
€13.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$9.22
€8.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$2.13
€2.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$6.37
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$4.16
€3.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$2.66
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.36
€3.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$1.13
€1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$6.38
€6.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$34.26
€32.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$33,643.92
€31,906.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$14.57
€13.82
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$31.87
€30.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$872.36
€827.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$692.13
€656.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$103.97
€98.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$385.97
€366.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$7,352.21
€6,972.55
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$2.84
€2.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$5.66
€5.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$42.87
€40.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$8.63
€8.19
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$75.89
€71.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$32.12
€30.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$77.96
€73.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$91.38
€86.67
|
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