Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.2 times more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS6,885.05
|
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,130.91
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,474.20
|
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS725.09
|
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,714.30
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,992.49
|
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,725.94
|
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,992.15
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,566.12
|
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,640.64
|
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS907.35
|
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS816.79
|
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS838.14
|
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS720.69
|
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,190.04
|
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,147.20
|
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,341.65
|
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,514,670.20
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,520.57
|
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS142,114.40
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS685,948.78
|
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS561,486.09
|
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,844.40
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS559,588.00
|
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,667,117.88
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,780.50
|
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,123.33
|
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,247.98
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,273.23
|
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,461.15
|
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,106.19
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,582.67
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS107,027.15
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,343.49
|
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
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