Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 80.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.2% less in Ethiopia
- Groceries
-
pay 13.2% more in Ethiopia
- Transportation
-
pay 14.5% more in Ethiopia
- Housing
-
pay 6.3% less in Ethiopia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% more in Ethiopia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5 times more in Ethiopia
The cost of clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 1.2% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.00
ETB789.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.24
ETB820.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.78
ETB103.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.50
ETB66.06
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.20
ETB158.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.85
ETB638.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.08
ETB799.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.65
ETB348.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$5.65
ETB742.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$3.30
ETB434.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.51
ETB66.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
ETB141.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.39
ETB50.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.31
ETB40.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.79
ETB104.48
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.88
ETB641.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
ETB1,315.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,288,917.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.67
ETB482.16
|
|
pay 6.3% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$171.17
ETB22,518.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$645.10
ETB84,867.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$422.74
ETB55,614.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$124.84
ETB16,423.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$81.47
ETB10,718.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$43,916.67
ETB5,777,531.13
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.00
ETB131.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.15
ETB151.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.00
ETB526.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$90.59
ETB11,918.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.70
ETB881.43
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$48.33
ETB6,358.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$75.17
ETB9,888.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$108.84
ETB14,318.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$119.32
ETB15,697.57
|
|
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