Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.1 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
|
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