Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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