Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 39.5% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.82
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.79
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 50.1% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.97
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.47
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.82
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,578.81
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.71
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.53
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.89
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.73
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.94
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.53
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,846.32
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.75
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€41.00
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.60
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.44
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.44
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€81.03
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.84
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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