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
ETB728.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
|
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