Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 19.3% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
CUC6.00
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
CUC2.39
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CUC1.67
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
CUC1.13
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
CUC3.46
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.70
CUC13.70
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.77
CUC3.77
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
CUC0.37
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
CUC0.53
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
CUC0.63
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CUC0.66
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 94.7% more for childcare
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
CUC3.25
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
CUC2.03
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
CUC4.25
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.12
CUC1.12
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Cuba
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.75
CUC47.75
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.17
CUC42.17
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.58
CUC69.58
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.00
CUC64.00
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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