Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.2% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 36.9% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 30.5% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 9.6 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 86.8% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 7.7% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
$6.00
ETB789.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,643
|
$6.24
ETB820.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA782
|
$0.78
ETB103.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA978
|
$0.50
ETB66.10
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA539
|
$1.20
ETB158.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,355
|
$4.85
ETB638.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,702
|
$6.08
ETB800.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA2,934
|
$2.65
ETB348.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,549
|
$5.65
ETB743.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
$3.30
ETB434.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA266
|
$0.51
ETB66.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,109
|
$1.08
ETB141.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA44
|
$0.39
ETB50.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA355
|
$0.31
ETB40.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA355
|
$0.79
ETB104.54
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,705
|
$4.88
ETB642.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,305
|
$10.00
ETB1,316.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,168,819
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,290,741.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,156
|
$3.67
ETB482.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA27,094
|
$171.17
ETB22,530.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA259,730
|
$645.10
ETB84,914.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA134,949
|
$422.74
ETB55,645.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA45,403
|
$124.84
ETB16,432.41
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA458,255
|
$81.47
ETB10,724.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,381,083
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,780,736.08
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA929
|
$1.00
ETB131.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,222
|
$1.15
ETB151.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA978
|
$4.00
ETB526.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
$90.59
ETB11,924.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA978
|
$6.70
ETB881.92
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA53,785
|
$48.33
ETB6,362.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA34,227
|
$75.17
ETB9,894.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA48,896
|
$108.84
ETB14,326.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA63,564
|
$119.32
ETB15,706.28
|
|
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