Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 11.8% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
|
pay 82.0% more for childcare
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
Alabama
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
|
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