Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 16.8% more expensive than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.1% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 12.0% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 53.0% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.8% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 16.5% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in France. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of France, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€15.17
|
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.53
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.65
|
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.80
|
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.66
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.21
|
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.38
|
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.68
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.65
|
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.23
|
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.25
|
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.43
|
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.88
|
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.94
|
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€7.03
|
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€48.86
|
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€30,318.20
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€17.13
|
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€29.16
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€727.51
|
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€586.13
|
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€135.86
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€669.41
|
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,886.74
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€6.02
|
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.92
|
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.47
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.83
|
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.73
|
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
France
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€86.92
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€36.62
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€88.76
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€123.06
|
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
|
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