Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 6.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 30.3 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
|
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