Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 43.2% more expensive than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.0% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
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pay 21.3% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
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pay 48.9% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 3.6 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.3% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 28.8% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Greece. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.71
|
$6.00
ETB807.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.09
|
$6.24
ETB839.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.84
|
$0.78
ETB105.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.50
ETB67.59
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.18
|
$1.20
ETB161.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.60
|
$4.85
ETB653.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.33
|
$6.08
ETB818.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
$2.65
ETB356.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.76
|
$5.65
ETB760.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$3.30
ETB444.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.76
|
$0.51
ETB68.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$1.08
ETB145.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$0.39
ETB52.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.46
|
$0.31
ETB41.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.79
ETB106.90
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.71
|
$4.88
ETB656.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.72
|
$10.00
ETB1,346.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,169.39
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,365,171.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.28
|
$3.67
ETB493.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.17
|
$171.17
ETB23,040.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€466.08
|
$645.10
ETB86,834.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€348.61
|
$422.74
ETB56,904.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€156.15
|
$124.84
ETB16,804.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€367.20
|
$81.47
ETB10,966.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,628.73
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,911,485.13
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.91
|
$1.00
ETB134.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.10
|
$1.15
ETB154.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
$4.00
ETB538.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€43.31
|
$90.59
ETB12,194.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.84
|
$6.70
ETB901.87
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€74.34
|
$48.33
ETB6,506.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.62
|
$75.17
ETB10,117.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.91
|
$108.84
ETB14,650.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€83.04
|
$119.32
ETB16,061.52
|
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