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Ethiopia vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.7 times more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 8.4 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.6% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 31.0% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH303.94	$6.00 ETB764.91	-16.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.28	$6.24 ETB794.90	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.10	$0.78 ETB100.08	+26.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.99	$0.50 ETB64.02	+24.4%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.86	$1.20 ETB153.18	+58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH182.56	$4.85 ETB618.74	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH169.40	$6.08 ETB774.93	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH65.99	$2.65 ETB337.73	+68.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH80.93	$5.65 ETB719.80	+193.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.19	$3.30 ETB420.87	+878.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.55	$0.51 ETB64.55	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.10	$1.08 ETB137.46	+50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.10	$0.39 ETB49.28	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.14	$0.31 ETB39.68	+7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.01	$0.79 ETB101.25	+156.9%
Average			+126.6%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH216.46	$4.88 ETB622.09	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH395.12	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,285,151.00	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH188.44	$3.67 ETB467.23	-18.2%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 8.4 times more for housing

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH242.23	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+2873.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,511.01	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,771.37	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	+20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,134.33	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	+67.6%
Average			+742.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,727.58	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH310,190.57	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+495.7%
Average			+208.8%

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH50.66	$1.00 ETB127.48	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.15	$1.15 ETB146.57	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH100.30	$4.00 ETB509.94	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,092.35	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+248.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH202.63	$6.70 ETB854.14	+39.1%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 31.0% more for clothing

	Kiev	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,811.24	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-27.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,582.97	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+99.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,830.40	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,797.48	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+32.2%
Average			+31.0%

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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: January 2025

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