Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 61.1% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.08
AMD2,759
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.44
AMD2,508
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
AMD353
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
AMD169
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
AMD218
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
AMD1,438
|
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
AMD1,852
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
AMD787
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
AMD1,063
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AMD319
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD283
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AMD279
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
AMD1,731
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.75
AMD4,187
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,749.24
AMD10,031,167
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
AMD1,304
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
AMD6,860
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.62
AMD258,138
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.53
AMD182,917
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.35
AMD33,641
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.96
AMD70,497
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,167.82
AMD3,181,950
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
AMD532
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
AMD936
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AMD747
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.24
AMD19,962
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.15
AMD2,006
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.02
AMD26,497
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.72
AMD20,540
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.40
AMD38,332
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.10
AMD34,321
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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