Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 34.2% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.71
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.33
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.06
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 44.1% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.80
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.19
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.75
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.32
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€41.94
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,767.78
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.59
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€324.46
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€249.27
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€170.28
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€356.91
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,141.04
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.84
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.65
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.62
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.03
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.16
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.34
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.12
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€77.85
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€112.84
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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