Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 18.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of United States, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$6.00
ETB729.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.24
ETB757.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.78
ETB95.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.50
ETB61.01
|
|
pay 26.3% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.20
ETB145.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$4.85
ETB589.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$6.08
ETB738.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.65
ETB321.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$5.65
ETB686.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$3.30
ETB401.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.51
ETB61.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.08
ETB131.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.39
ETB46.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.31
ETB37.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.79
ETB96.49
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.88
ETB592.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$10.00
ETB1,215.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,037,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$3.67
ETB445.30
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$171.17
ETB20,796.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$645.10
ETB78,379.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$422.74
ETB51,363.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$124.84
ETB15,167.85
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$81.47
ETB9,899.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,335,875.00
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.00
ETB121.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.15
ETB139.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.00
ETB486.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$90.59
ETB11,007.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$6.70
ETB814.05
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Ethiopia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$48.33
ETB5,872.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$75.17
ETB9,132.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$108.84
ETB13,224.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$119.32
ETB14,497.59
|
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