Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 15.7% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 6.0% less in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 7.9% more in Ethiopia

The cost of childcare, groceries, and clothing in Ethiopia are more expensive than in United Arab Emirates. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 20.9% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.01 AED29.44	$6.00 ETB787.35	-25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.22 AED30.19	$6.24 ETB818.23	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 AED3.73	$0.78 ETB103.01	-22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 AED2.09	$0.50 ETB65.90	-11.7%
Average			-20.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 AED4.64	$1.20 ETB157.68	-5.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 AED18.66	$4.85 ETB636.90	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.80 AED24.96	$6.08 ETB797.67	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AED9.07	$2.65 ETB347.64	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 AED12.22	$5.65 ETB740.92	+69.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 AED3.47	$3.30 ETB433.22	+249.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 AED2.72	$0.51 ETB66.45	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 AED2.64	$1.08 ETB141.49	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 AED2.07	$0.39 ETB50.72	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 AED1.64	$0.31 ETB40.85	-30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 AED1.74	$0.79 ETB104.22	+68.0%
Average			+30.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 AED11.23	$4.88 ETB640.34	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.60 AED178.50	$10.00 ETB1,312.25	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,240.06 AED155,147.75	$25,000.00 ETB3,280,625.00	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.46 AED31.07	$3.67 ETB480.94	-56.7%
Average			-29.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.75 AED351.70	$171.17 ETB22,461.35	+78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,395.59 AED5,125.99	$645.10 ETB84,653.25	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.52 AED3,619.83	$422.74 ETB55,474.35	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.48 AED424.15	$124.84 ETB16,381.90	+8.1%
Average			-6.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.75 AED1,864.98	$81.47 ETB10,691.33	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,162.28 AED29,980.05	$43,916.67 ETB5,762,964.58	+438.0%
Average			+177.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of childcare

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pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.55 AED38.75	$1.00 ETB131.22	-90.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03 AED18.46	$1.15 ETB150.87	-77.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$4.00 ETB524.90	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 AED311.88	$90.59 ETB11,888.33	+6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.83 AED47.12	$6.70 ETB879.21	-47.8%
Average			-48.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.9% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.14 AED235.60	$48.33 ETB6,342.54	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.91 AED238.43	$75.17 ETB9,863.75	+15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.31 AED342.71	$108.84 ETB14,282.89	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.50 AED354.43	$119.32 ETB15,657.99	+23.7%
Average			+7.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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