Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 11.8% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
|
pay 15.0% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
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