Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 88.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.39
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.83
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.46
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.94
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.69
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.63
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.40
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.84
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.89
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.46
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.11
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.72
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,354.98
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.12
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.89
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN830.63
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN539.34
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN156.29
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,336.75
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,102.40
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.14
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.47
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.55
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.95
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.87
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.69
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN121.21
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.66
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN304.08
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
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