Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 27.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,779
|
$6.00
ETB761.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,467
|
$6.24
ETB791.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,098
|
$0.78
ETB99.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,128
|
$0.50
ETB63.73
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,385
|
$1.20
ETB152.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,703
|
$4.85
ETB615.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,630
|
$6.08
ETB771.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,930
|
$2.65
ETB336.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,733
|
$5.65
ETB716.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,515
|
$3.30
ETB418.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,122
|
$0.51
ETB64.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,608
|
$1.08
ETB136.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,441
|
$0.39
ETB49.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,601
|
$0.31
ETB39.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,724
|
$0.79
ETB100.79
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,260
|
$4.88
ETB619.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩64,587
|
$10.00
ETB1,269.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩38,514,625
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,172,880.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,647
|
$3.67
ETB465.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩25,162
|
$171.17
ETB21,723.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩608,484
|
$645.10
ETB81,873.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩468,071
|
$422.74
ETB53,652.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩158,805
|
$124.84
ETB15,843.87
|
|
pay 6.8% more for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩532,189
|
$81.47
ETB10,340.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩32,649,022
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,573,692.88
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,410
|
$1.00
ETB126.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,831
|
$1.15
ETB145.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,581
|
$4.00
ETB507.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩65,150
|
$90.59
ETB11,497.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,393
|
$6.70
ETB850.33
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩86,519
|
$48.33
ETB6,134.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩63,456
|
$75.17
ETB9,539.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩104,032
|
$108.84
ETB13,813.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩133,589
|
$119.32
ETB15,143.74
|
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