Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 86.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
|
pay 44.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
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