Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 3.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 72.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 21.2% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 46.4% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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