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Ethiopia vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 37.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 48.9% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 72.0% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 82.5% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 48.9% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.01	$6.00 ETB764.91	-39.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN35.88	$6.24 ETB794.90	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.43	$0.78 ETB100.08	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.41	$0.50 ETB64.02	-71.9%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 72.0% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.51	$1.20 ETB153.18	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.06	$4.85 ETB618.74	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.73	$6.08 ETB774.93	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.53	$2.65 ETB337.73	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.52	$5.65 ETB719.80	+122.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.88	$3.30 ETB420.87	+628.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.09	$0.51 ETB64.55	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.40	$1.08 ETB137.46	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.75	$0.39 ETB49.28	-72.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.31 ETB39.68	-24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.94	$0.79 ETB101.25	+69.6%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.69	$4.88 ETB622.09	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN112.77	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,318.12	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.80	$3.67 ETB467.23	-53.7%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.23	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+895.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,433.50	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,448.57	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN929.88	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	-44.4%
Average			+190.5%

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pay 82.5% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,103.78	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,115.37	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+249.1%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.38	$1.00 ETB127.48	-73.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.17	$1.15 ETB146.57	-68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.73	$4.00 ETB509.94	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.03	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+114.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN35.88	$6.70 ETB854.14	-22.6%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN370.57	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.16	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+80.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN365.90	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN423.29	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+16.8%
Average			+18.7%

Warsaw vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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