Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 4.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
|
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