Cost of living comparison

 Indonesia
compared to
 Ethiopia
Ethiopia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.8% more in Ethiopia
Groceries
pay 44.9% more in Ethiopia
Transportation
pay 9.4% more in Ethiopia
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 67.7% more in Ethiopia
Clothing
pay 81.5% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Indonesia, you would:

pay 93.8% more for restaurants

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.78
IDR29,978.06
$6.00
ETB778.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
IDR54,380.91
$6.24
ETB808.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
IDR10,577.41
$0.78
ETB101.79

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pay 44.9% more for groceries

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
IDR20,872.48
$1.20
ETB155.81
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
IDR76,254.27
$4.85
ETB629.35
Milk (1 gallon) $5.19
IDR87,239.84
$6.08
ETB788.22

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.10
IDR52,079.51
$4.88
ETB632.76
Monthly public transit pass $12.11
IDR203,410.75
$10.00
ETB1,296.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,176.29
IDR406,145,546.14
$25,000.00
ETB3,241,769.58

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.66
IDR447,947.83
$171.17
ETB22,195.32
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $279.33
IDR4,692,523.10
$645.10
ETB83,650.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.17
IDR2,757,998.58
$422.74
ETB54,817.32

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.28
IDR1,886,169.74
$81.47
ETB10,564.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,061.21
IDR101,824,306.88
$43,916.67
ETB5,694,708.55

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
IDR46,087.08
$1.00
ETB129.67
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
IDR28,776.40
$1.15
ETB149.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.18
IDR36,551.33
$4.00
ETB518.68

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pay 81.5% more for clothing

 
Indonesia
Ethiopia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.98
IDR705,267.08
$48.33
ETB6,267.42
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.98
IDR470,114.22
$75.17
ETB9,746.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.38
IDR1,148,812.30
$108.84
ETB14,113.72

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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