Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 52.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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