Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 11.6% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 22.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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