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Ethiopia vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 19.8% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 68.0% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 55.2% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 16.4% less in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 15.5% more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Singapore. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.92	$6.00 ETB764.91	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.31	$6.24 ETB794.90	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$0.78 ETB100.08	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.53	$0.50 ETB64.02	-55.2%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$1.20 ETB153.18	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.53	$4.85 ETB618.74	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.23	$6.08 ETB774.93	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.52	$2.65 ETB337.73	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.16	$5.65 ETB719.80	+25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$3.30 ETB420.87	+83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.51 ETB64.55	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.08 ETB137.46	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.73	$0.39 ETB49.28	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.31 ETB39.68	-69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.79 ETB101.25	-23.5%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 68.0% less for transportation

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.21	$4.88 ETB622.09	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.71	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,559.05	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-81.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD12.99	$3.67 ETB467.23	-61.3%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 55.2% more for housing

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.54	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+373.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,761.08	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,724.82	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.38	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	+2.8%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 16.4% less for childcare

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,630.07	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-93.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,501.00	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+60.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.23	$1.00 ETB127.48	-85.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.45	$1.15 ETB146.57	-75.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.32	$4.00 ETB509.94	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.13	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.46	$6.70 ETB854.14	-40.6%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 15.5% more for clothing

	Singapore	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.86	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.78	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+69.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.50	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	+12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD152.93	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+6.9%
Average			+15.5%

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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: January 2025

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