Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 3.3 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
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