Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 30.5% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
|
pay 84.6% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
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