Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 66.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.5% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 35.8% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 3.0 times more in Ethiopia
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 33.6% more in Ethiopia
The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Quito, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
|
pay 35.8% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
|
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