Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 36.4% more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 7.8% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
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pay 9.3% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
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pay 34.9% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
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pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 21.7% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 86.7% more in Ethiopia
The cost of housing, childcare, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Japan. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥917
|
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥704
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥138
|
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥104
|
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥217
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥814
|
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥777
|
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥287
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥388
|
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥310
|
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥146
|
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥234
|
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥290
|
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥180
|
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥154
|
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥602
|
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,233
|
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,138,651
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,620
|
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,427
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥71,250
|
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥46,337
|
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,096
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥41,024
|
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,579,893
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥386
|
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥396
|
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥567
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,218
|
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,705
|
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
|
pay 86.7% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥5,773
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,819
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥7,700
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥11,628
|
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
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