Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.3 times more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
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