Cost of living comparison

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Ethiopia vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 13.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants
pay 59.9% less in Ethiopia
Groceries
pay 27.8% less in Ethiopia
Transportation
pay 37.4% less in Ethiopia
Housing
pay 28.6% more in Ethiopia
Childcare
pay 14.2% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.5% less in Ethiopia
Clothing
pay 18.2% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.9% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$25.95
$6.00
ETB764.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.57
$6.24
ETB794.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.14
$0.78
ETB100.08

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.83
$1.20
ETB153.18
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$9.07
$4.85
ETB618.74
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$14.34
$6.08
ETB774.93

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$6.00
$4.88
ETB622.09
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$133.65
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$35,270.16
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02

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pay 28.6% more for housing

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$72.55
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$2,059.51
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,834.21
$422.74
ETB53,893.01

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pay 14.2% more for childcare

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,444.35
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$28,802.64
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43

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pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.30
$1.00
ETB127.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.36
$1.15
ETB146.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$18.68
$4.00
ETB509.94

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Ethiopia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$82.63
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$64.13
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$141.26
$108.84
ETB13,875.74

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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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