Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 5.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 24.9 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
|
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