Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.4 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.6% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 35.1% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS507.25	$6.00 ETB798.14	+3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS497.11	$6.24 ETB829.44	+9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS59.14	$0.78 ETB104.42	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.98	$0.50 ETB66.80	+51.5%
Average			+20.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.78	$1.20 ETB159.84	+151.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS449.42	$4.85 ETB645.63	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS283.83	$6.08 ETB808.60	+87.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS153.67	$2.65 ETB352.40	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS211.16	$5.65 ETB751.08	+133.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.22	$3.30 ETB439.16	+600.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.39	$0.51 ETB67.36	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.52	$1.08 ETB143.43	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.92	$0.39 ETB51.42	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.88	$0.31 ETB41.41	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS21.00	$0.79 ETB105.64	+230.7%
Average			+109.3%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS254.01	$4.88 ETB649.12	+68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS659.43	$10.00 ETB1,330.24	+32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,449,303.94	$25,000.00 ETB3,325,591.40	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS365.22	$3.67 ETB487.53	-12.2%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,053.48	$171.17 ETB22,769.22	+1320.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,511.27	$645.10 ETB85,813.56	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,875.68	$422.74 ETB56,234.72	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,027.91	$124.84 ETB16,606.44	+438.3%
Average			+453.7%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,126.58	$81.47 ETB10,837.87	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS539,435.63	$43,916.67 ETB5,841,955.56	+612.0%
Average			+273.7%

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pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS101.45	$1.00 ETB133.02	-13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS179.79	$1.15 ETB152.94	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS136.45	$4.00 ETB532.09	+156.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,760.83	$90.59 ETB12,051.28	+110.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS380.44	$6.70 ETB891.26	+54.0%
Average			+52.6%

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pay 35.1% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,550.75	$48.33 ETB6,429.48	+19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,398.58	$75.17 ETB9,998.94	+93.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,084.40	$108.84 ETB14,478.66	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,454.18	$119.32 ETB15,872.61	+23.4%
Average			+35.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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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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