Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 89.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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