Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 46.1% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.63
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.93
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.73
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.10
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.87
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.52
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.74
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 65.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.13
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.45
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,156.11
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.79
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.66
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,384.39
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,148.90
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.80
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,042.86
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,735.63
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.17
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.65
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.16
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.26
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 46.2% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.76
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.88
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.50
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.80
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
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