Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 52.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.2% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 27.9% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.24	$6.00 ETB789.34	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.28	$6.24 ETB820.30	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.78 ETB103.27	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.50 ETB66.06	+104.0%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.20 ETB158.08	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.52	$4.85 ETB638.51	+25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.38	$6.08 ETB799.68	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.67	$2.65 ETB348.52	+2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.09	$5.65 ETB742.79	+75.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.53	$3.30 ETB434.32	+250.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$0.51 ETB66.62	-33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$1.08 ETB141.85	+44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.39 ETB50.85	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.31 ETB40.95	-53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.79 ETB104.48	+25.4%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.63	$4.88 ETB641.96	+112.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.39	$10.00 ETB1,315.57	-77.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,819.36	$25,000.00 ETB3,288,917.15	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR67.98	$3.67 ETB482.16	-79.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.20	$171.17 ETB22,518.12	+130.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,441.68	$645.10 ETB84,867.22	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,048.71	$422.74 ETB55,614.57	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.42	$124.84 ETB16,423.30	+46.6%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,136.89	$81.47 ETB10,718.35	-73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,746.08	$43,916.67 ETB5,777,531.13	+624.3%
Average			+275.6%

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pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.39	$1.00 ETB131.56	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.37	$1.15 ETB151.25	-67.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.94	$4.00 ETB526.23	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR369.77	$90.59 ETB11,918.38	-8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.37	$6.70 ETB881.43	-59.7%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 27.9% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR160.96	$48.33 ETB6,358.57	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.61	$75.17 ETB9,888.68	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR343.83	$108.84 ETB14,318.99	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR295.89	$119.32 ETB15,697.57	+51.3%
Average			+27.9%

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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: March 2025

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