Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 85.6% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 38.9% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS54.70
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS98.45
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.25
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.82
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.32
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS45.59
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS32.27
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.90
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.46
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.62
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS12.16
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.69
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.34
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.13
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.18
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.75
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS213,810.37
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.81
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS254.58
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,164.15
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,129.82
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS535.03
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,027.62
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS145,192.16
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.93
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS24.36
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.86
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS363.02
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS49.72
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS323.20
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS383.86
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS815.46
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS571.82
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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