Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.0 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 78.3% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
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