Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 4.0 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
|
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