Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 41.4% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.36
|
$7.13
ETB408.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.55
|
$6.24
ETB357.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.82
ETB46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.53
ETB30.58
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
$1.09
ETB62.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$4.56
ETB261.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.66
|
$5.68
ETB326.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.31
|
$2.58
ETB147.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$6.17
ETB353.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$2.95
ETB169.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.49
ETB27.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.10
ETB62.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.39
ETB22.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.29
ETB16.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.76
ETB43.63
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.55
|
$4.65
ETB266.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.20
|
$10.00
ETB573.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,762.58
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,462,875.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.71
|
$3.88
ETB222.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€23.20
|
$152.46
ETB8,746.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€421.85
|
$621.38
ETB35,647.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€324.56
|
$355.45
ETB20,391.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€192.95
|
$124.84
ETB7,161.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€185.87
|
$83.24
ETB4,775.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,766.62
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,519,396.27
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.00
ETB57.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$1.11
ETB63.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€42.24
|
$80.77
ETB4,633.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$5.00
ETB286.84
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€82.04
|
$40.11
ETB2,301.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.69
|
$57.34
ETB3,289.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.80
|
$92.44
ETB5,303.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.95
|
$98.33
ETB5,641.15
|
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