Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 30.0% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.9% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
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pay 30.0% less in Ethiopia
- Transportation
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pay 50.4% less in Ethiopia
- Housing
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pay 15.7% less in Ethiopia
- Childcare
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pay 3.6% more in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 57.1% less in Ethiopia
- Clothing
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pay 6.2% more in Ethiopia
The cost of clothing and childcare in Ethiopia are more expensive than in San Diego. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$6.00
ETB764.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$6.24
ETB794.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$0.78
ETB100.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.50
ETB64.02
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$1.20
ETB153.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$4.85
ETB618.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.08
ETB774.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$2.65
ETB337.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$5.65
ETB719.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$3.30
ETB420.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.51
ETB64.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$1.08
ETB137.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.39
ETB49.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.31
ETB39.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.79
ETB101.25
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$4.88
ETB622.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$10.00
ETB1,274.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,187,108.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$3.67
ETB467.23
|
|
pay 15.7% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$171.17
ETB21,821.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$645.10
ETB82,240.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$422.74
ETB53,893.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$124.84
ETB15,914.92
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$81.47
ETB10,386.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,598,686.43
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$1.00
ETB127.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$1.15
ETB146.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$4.00
ETB509.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$90.59
ETB11,549.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$6.70
ETB854.14
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$48.33
ETB6,161.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$75.17
ETB9,582.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$108.84
ETB13,875.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$119.32
ETB15,211.65
|
|
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