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Ethiopia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 2.3 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.0% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 98.8% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 7.4 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.6% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.0% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$6.00 ETB764.91	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$6.24 ETB794.90	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$0.78 ETB100.08	-26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.50 ETB64.02	+3.5%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 98.8% more for groceries

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$1.20 ETB153.18	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$4.85 ETB618.74	+10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$6.08 ETB774.93	+70.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$2.65 ETB337.73	+74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$5.65 ETB719.80	+184.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$3.30 ETB420.87	+387.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.51 ETB64.55	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$1.08 ETB137.46	+50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.39 ETB49.28	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.31 ETB39.68	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.79 ETB101.25	+279.6%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$4.88 ETB622.09	+120.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-65.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$3.67 ETB467.23	-37.0%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 7.4 times more for housing

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+2583.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	+44.1%
Average			+641.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+321.7%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$1.00 ETB127.48	-67.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$1.15 ETB146.57	-54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$4.00 ETB509.94	+63.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+180.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$6.70 ETB854.14	+31.3%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Moscow	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+77.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+17.0%
Average			+13.6%

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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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