Cost of living comparison

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Ethiopia vs. Phoenix Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 3.9% more expensive than Phoenix.

Restaurants
pay 66.2% less in Ethiopia
Groceries
pay 16.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation
pay 34.3% less in Ethiopia
Housing
pay 10.0% less in Ethiopia
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6% less in Ethiopia
Clothing
pay 42.1% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.2% less for restaurants

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$6.00
ETB764.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$6.24
ETB794.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
 
$0.78
ETB100.08

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.79
 
$1.20
ETB153.18
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
 
$4.85
ETB618.74
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
 
$6.08
ETB774.93

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.71
 
$4.88
ETB622.09
Monthly public transit pass $47.50
 
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02

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pay 10.0% less for housing

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.55
 
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,604.10
 
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,380.70
 
$422.74
ETB53,893.01

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,125.00
 
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.00
ETB127.48
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.58
 
$1.15
ETB146.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.89
 
$4.00
ETB509.94

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

 
Phoenix
Ethiopia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
 
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.33
 
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.38
 
$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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